COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gayville vs Harrisburg
PLACE A
Gayville, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Gayville is 99% smaller than Harrisburg. Gayville earns more, with a median household income $31,276 higher. Harrisburg has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
GAYVILLEHARRISBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population37550,522−99% vs Harrisburg
Population density1,8296,223−4,393
Population growth-6.1%1.2%−7.3 pts
Median age40.833.4+7.4
Male51.1%47.4%+3.7 pts
Female48.9%52.6%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born3.7%9.5%−5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.2%25.2%+58.0 pts
Black0.0%40.9%−40.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.8%26.4%−15.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other6.0%5.2%+0.7 pts
Median household income$79,375$48,099+$31,276
Per capita income$38,848$27,330+$11,518
Poverty rate4.0%30.5%−26.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.483−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%25.9%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree4.7%10.0%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
Labor force participation78.1%64.6%+13.5 pts
Median home value$99,300$124,200−$24,900
Median gross rent$602$1,062−$460
Owner-occupied80.9%36.6%+44.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%8.3%−5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households42.2%46.5%−4.2 pts
Average commute19.920.1−0.3
Worked from home6.4%15.8%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Uninsured4.2%9.4%−5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025