COMPARING TWO PLACES
Garretson vs Brandon
PLACE A
Garretson, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Garretson is 99% smaller than Brandon. Brandon earns more, with a median household income $19,944 higher. Brandon has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 5%).
GARRETSONBRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,174119,767−99% vs Brandon
Population density8063,615−2,808
Population growth5.3%10.8%−5.5 pts
Median age48.537.3+11.2
Male44.0%48.5%−4.4 pts
Female56.0%51.5%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born0.5%17.7%−17.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%42.1%+42.5 pts
Black0.3%16.7%−16.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%30.9%−30.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Other14.5%6.0%+8.5 pts
Median household income$59,741$79,685−$19,944
Per capita income$37,143$41,340−$4,197
Poverty rate5.3%11.4%−6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.432−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.2%33.8%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree6.0%11.1%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%4.6%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation61.1%65.5%−4.4 pts
Median home value$203,800$339,000−$135,200
Median gross rent$697$1,784−$1,087
Owner-occupied62.7%56.2%+6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.3%6.2%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households25.9%54.3%−28.4 pts
Average commute25.928.4−2.5
Worked from home8.5%18.1%−9.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured1.6%12.5%−10.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024