COMPARING TWO PLACES
Eureka vs Sandpoint
PLACE A
Eureka, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Sandpoint, Idaho
Eureka is 93% smaller than Sandpoint. Sandpoint earns more, with a median household income $24,706 higher. Sandpoint has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -6%).
EUREKASANDPOINTDIFFERENCE
Total population77510,645−93% vs Sandpoint
Population density8312,489−1,658
Population growth-6.3%17.3%−23.6 pts
Median age63.141.5+21.6
Male47.0%49.2%−2.2 pts
Female53.0%50.8%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born0.8%3.0%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.1%88.0%+7.1 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%5.7%−5.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other4.6%5.2%−0.5 pts
Median household income$47,583$72,289−$24,706
Per capita income$45,554$43,623+$1,931
Poverty rate15.2%14.6%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5830.508+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%36.6%−14.6 pts
Graduate degree2.2%12.4%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.3%2.5%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation44.2%63.1%−18.9 pts
Median home value$78,200$465,600−$387,400
Median gross rent$557$1,125−$568
Owner-occupied81.8%57.5%+24.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.8%6.7%+18.2 pts
Rent-burdened households28.8%51.8%−23.0 pts
Average commute18.814.0+4.9
Worked from home0.3%10.3%−10.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.9%8.9%−6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025