COMPARING TWO PLACES
Eureka vs Evergreen
PLACE A
Eureka, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Evergreen, Montana
Eureka is 92% smaller than Evergreen. Evergreen earns more, with a median household income $28,863 higher. Evergreen has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -6%).
EUREKAEVERGREENDIFFERENCE
Total population7759,611−92% vs Evergreen
Population density8311,124−293
Population growth-6.3%7.0%−13.3 pts
Median age63.137.8+25.3
Male47.0%50.8%−3.7 pts
Female53.0%49.2%+3.7 pts
Foreign-born0.8%0.9%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.1%91.3%+3.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.3%2.5%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other4.6%6.1%−1.5 pts
Median household income$47,583$76,446−$28,863
Per capita income$45,554$30,676+$14,878
Poverty rate15.2%12.1%+3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5830.357+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%24.2%−2.2 pts
Graduate degree2.2%5.6%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.3%3.4%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation44.2%66.7%−22.5 pts
Median home value$78,200$340,800−$262,600
Median gross rent$557$1,166−$609
Owner-occupied81.8%72.8%+8.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.8%1.5%+23.3 pts
Rent-burdened households28.8%23.9%+4.9 pts
Average commute18.819.6−0.7
Worked from home0.3%6.3%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.9%11.5%−8.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024