COMPARING TWO PLACES
Emmet vs Vermillion
PLACE A
Emmet, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Vermillion, South Dakota
Emmet is 97% smaller than Vermillion. Emmet earns more, with a median household income $5,560 higher. Vermillion has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -20%).
EMMETVERMILLIONDIFFERENCE
Total population39311,720−97% vs Vermillion
Population density2732,514−2,242
Population growth-19.9%10.6%−30.5 pts
Median age41.523.1+18.4
Male44.4%50.2%−5.9 pts
Female55.6%49.8%+5.9 pts
Foreign-born0.2%4.3%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%81.9%−3.5 pts
Black18.4%2.0%+16.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%3.6%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Other2.3%8.8%−6.5 pts
Median household income$56,016$50,456+$5,560
Per capita income$34,021$26,468+$7,553
Poverty rate22.8%24.4%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6000.466+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%50.6%−34.9 pts
Graduate degree1.5%24.0%−22.5 pts
Unemployment rate23.8%8.5%+15.3 pts
Labor force participation38.6%68.6%−30.0 pts
Median home value$86,900$219,000−$132,100
Median gross rent$633$764−$131
Owner-occupied77.5%42.0%+35.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.7%8.3%+18.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.8%45.8%−0.9 pts
Average commute22.116.9+5.2
Worked from home0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured2.5%9.5%−7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025