COMPARING TWO PLACES
Eagle Butte vs Pierre
PLACE A
Eagle Butte, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, South Dakota
Eagle Butte is 91% smaller than Pierre. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $31,931 higher. Pierre has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -5%).
EAGLE BUTTEPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population1,26913,848−91% vs Pierre
Population density9321,063−131
Population growth-4.6%3.3%−7.8 pts
Median age28.039.4−11.4
Male48.0%49.2%−1.1 pts
Female52.0%50.8%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic6.4%79.7%−73.3 pts
Black1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%4.0%−1.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other89.5%15.5%+74.1 pts
Median household income$45,741$77,672−$31,931
Per capita income$16,864$40,990−$24,126
Poverty rate31.8%10.1%+21.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4740.430+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%39.0%−23.7 pts
Graduate degree4.7%14.3%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate24.7%1.2%+23.5 pts
Labor force participation65.5%63.5%+2.0 pts
Median home value$65,900$230,700−$164,800
Median gross rent$611$983−$372
Owner-occupied51.9%68.6%−16.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.1%8.4%+7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households30.5%33.4%−2.9 pts
Average commute10.213.3−3.1
Worked from home4.3%4.2%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured30.0%7.4%+22.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025