COMPARING TWO PLACES
Garretson vs Sioux Falls
PLACE A
Garretson, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Garretson is 99% smaller than Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls earns more, with a median household income $16,229 higher. Sioux Falls has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 5%).
GARRETSONSIOUX FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,174213,748−99% vs Sioux Falls
Population density8062,586−1,779
Population growth5.3%25.1%−19.8 pts
Median age48.535.5+13.0
Male44.0%50.5%−6.4 pts
Female56.0%49.5%+6.4 pts
Foreign-born0.5%8.7%−8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%78.0%+6.7 pts
Black0.3%6.6%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%6.5%−5.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other14.5%6.9%+7.6 pts
Median household income$59,741$75,970−$16,229
Per capita income$37,143$44,604−$7,461
Poverty rate5.3%9.6%−4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.2%38.1%−10.0 pts
Graduate degree6.0%12.1%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%2.5%+3.9 pts
Labor force participation61.1%74.0%−13.0 pts
Median home value$203,800$292,400−$88,600
Median gross rent$697$1,035−$338
Owner-occupied62.7%59.5%+3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.3%4.7%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households25.9%39.6%−13.7 pts
Average commute25.917.0+8.9
Worked from home8.5%10.6%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured1.6%8.1%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025