COMPARING TWO PLACES
Draper vs Sandy
PLACE A
Draper, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Sandy, Utah
Draper is 100% smaller than Sandy. Sandy earns more, with a median household income $45,926 higher. Sandy has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -44%).
DRAPERSANDYDIFFERENCE
Total population4492,386−100% vs Sandy
Population density683,814−3,746
Population growth-43.9%10.8%−54.7 pts
Median age20.537.6−17.1
Male40.0%50.0%−10.0 pts
Female60.0%50.0%+10.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%77.9%−17.9 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.0%11.4%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Other30.0%6.6%+23.4 pts
Median household income$66,250$112,176−$45,926
Per capita income$17,275$52,871−$35,596
Poverty rate0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2130.428−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%46.0%−26.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%16.9%−16.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation80.0%69.4%+10.6 pts
Median home value$53,500$614,100−$560,600
Median gross rent$425$1,777−$1,352
Owner-occupied75.0%75.2%−0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate55.6%3.5%+52.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.0%−44.0 pts
Average commute15.522.7−7.2
Worked from home0.0%22.8%−22.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured25.0%5.4%+19.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025