COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfax vs Mitchell
PLACE A
Fairfax, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Mitchell, South Dakota
Fairfax is 91% smaller than Mitchell. Mitchell earns more, with a median household income $17,971 higher. Mitchell has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -26%).
FAIRFAXMITCHELLDIFFERENCE
Total population1,35215,756−91% vs Mitchell
Population density4081,367−959
Population growth-25.7%2.7%−28.3 pts
Median age50.339.6+10.7
Male52.2%49.0%+3.2 pts
Female47.8%51.0%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born1.1%2.0%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic21.1%87.6%−66.5 pts
Black76.0%0.5%+75.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%5.6%−4.3 pts
Asian0.2%0.6%−0.4 pts
Other1.4%5.6%−4.2 pts
Median household income$40,649$58,620−$17,971
Per capita income$23,941$37,512−$13,571
Poverty rate26.8%12.5%+14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.446+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%23.6%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree3.7%6.1%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%1.0%+5.1 pts
Labor force participation51.7%69.1%−17.4 pts
Median home value$63,000$192,200−$129,200
Median gross rent$662$851−$189
Owner-occupied50.8%56.6%−5.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%7.4%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households28.2%36.9%−8.7 pts
Average commute41.212.8+28.4
Worked from home3.2%8.1%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured13.9%8.5%+5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025