COMPARING TWO PLACES
Draper vs Alpine
PLACE A
Draper, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Alpine, Texas
Draper is 99% smaller than Alpine. Draper earns more, with a median household income $6,111 higher. Alpine has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -44%).
DRAPERALPINEDIFFERENCE
Total population445,989−99% vs Alpine
Population density681,243−1,175
Population growth-43.9%2.2%−46.1 pts
Median age20.539.5−19.0
Male40.0%47.5%−7.5 pts
Female60.0%52.5%+7.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%40.7%+19.3 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.0%49.6%−39.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other30.0%6.1%+23.9 pts
Median household income$66,250$60,139+$6,111
Per capita income$17,275$35,696−$18,421
Poverty rate0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2130.374−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%45.1%−25.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%15.6%−15.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation80.0%63.4%+16.6 pts
Median home value$53,500$219,800−$166,300
Median gross rent$425$891−$466
Owner-occupied75.0%65.7%+9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate55.6%11.4%+44.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.7%−43.7 pts
Average commute15.513.4+2.0
Worked from home0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured25.0%12.6%+12.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025