COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fidelity vs Carthage
PLACE A
Fidelity, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Carthage, South Dakota
Fidelity is 85% larger than Carthage. Fidelity earns more, with a median household income $36,875 higher.
FIDELITYCARTHAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population235127+85% vs Carthage
Population density24387+156
Population growth-11.7%-11.8%+0.1 pts
Median age45.153.2−8.1
Male63.7%62.8%+0.9 pts
Female36.3%37.2%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic89.2%94.9%−5.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Asian0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Other9.6%0.0%+9.6 pts
Median household income$83,750$46,875+$36,875
Per capita income$25,610$46,231−$20,621
Poverty rate9.2%9.0%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3220.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.4%15.9%−12.6 pts
Graduate degree0.7%2.9%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation52.0%68.5%−16.5 pts
Median home value$166,300$81,300+$85,000
Median gross rent$740$850−$110
Owner-occupied66.9%81.8%−14.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.2%46.6%−32.4 pts
Rent-burdened households32.5%10.0%+22.5 pts
Average commute18.528.3−9.8
Worked from home4.6%0.0%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.4%5.1%+11.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025