COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfax vs Huron
PLACE A
Fairfax, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Huron, South Dakota
Fairfax is 91% smaller than Huron. Huron earns more, with a median household income $20,803 higher. Huron has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -26%).
FAIRFAXHURONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,35214,607−91% vs Huron
Population density4081,503−1,095
Population growth-25.7%13.3%−38.9 pts
Median age50.336.1+14.2
Male52.2%50.2%+2.0 pts
Female47.8%49.8%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born1.1%16.0%−14.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic21.1%59.8%−38.7 pts
Black76.0%1.1%+74.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%18.8%−17.5 pts
Asian0.2%13.1%−12.9 pts
Other1.4%7.1%−5.7 pts
Median household income$40,649$61,452−$20,803
Per capita income$23,941$31,193−$7,252
Poverty rate26.8%16.1%+10.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.469−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%27.0%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree3.7%8.2%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%2.6%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation51.7%68.4%−16.7 pts
Median home value$63,000$159,000−$96,000
Median gross rent$662$888−$226
Owner-occupied50.8%68.3%−17.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%10.2%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households28.2%39.8%−11.6 pts
Average commute41.211.9+29.3
Worked from home3.2%5.3%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured13.9%8.7%+5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025