COMPARING TWO PLACES
Faulkton vs Pierre
PLACE A
Faulkton, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, South Dakota
Faulkton is 94% smaller than Pierre. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $13,922 higher. Faulkton has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 3%).
FAULKTONPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population82713,848−94% vs Pierre
Population density8161,063−247
Population growth12.2%3.3%+9.0 pts
Median age37.539.4−1.9
Male51.6%49.2%+2.5 pts
Female48.4%50.8%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.9%79.7%+12.3 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other8.1%15.5%−7.4 pts
Median household income$63,750$77,672−$13,922
Per capita income$32,606$40,990−$8,384
Poverty rate13.4%10.1%+3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4170.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%39.0%−16.7 pts
Graduate degree7.6%14.3%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate15.2%1.2%+14.0 pts
Labor force participation60.6%63.5%−2.9 pts
Median home value$99,600$230,700−$131,100
Median gross rent$902$983−$81
Owner-occupied57.5%68.6%−11.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.1%8.4%+17.8 pts
Rent-burdened households18.4%33.4%−15.0 pts
Average commute16.013.3+2.7
Worked from home1.8%4.2%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.3%−0.5 pts
Uninsured11.3%7.4%+3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025