COMPARING TWO PLACES
Draper vs Pierre
PLACE A
Draper, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, South Dakota
Draper is 100% smaller than Pierre. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $11,422 higher. Pierre has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -44%).
DRAPERPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population4413,848−100% vs Pierre
Population density681,063−995
Population growth-43.9%3.3%−47.2 pts
Median age20.539.4−18.9
Male40.0%49.2%−9.2 pts
Female60.0%50.8%+9.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%79.7%−19.7 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.0%4.0%+6.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other30.0%15.5%+14.5 pts
Median household income$66,250$77,672−$11,422
Per capita income$17,275$40,990−$23,715
Poverty rate0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2130.430−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%39.0%−19.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.3%−14.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation80.0%63.5%+16.5 pts
Median home value$53,500$230,700−$177,200
Median gross rent$425$983−$558
Owner-occupied75.0%68.6%+6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate55.6%8.4%+47.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%33.4%−33.4 pts
Average commute15.513.3+2.2
Worked from home0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured25.0%7.4%+17.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025