COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gordon vs Box Elder
PLACE A
Gordon, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Box Elder, South Dakota
Gordon is 94% smaller than Box Elder. Gordon earns more, with a median household income $19,829 higher. Box Elder has grown faster since 2000 (51% vs 0%).
GORDONBOX ELDERDIFFERENCE
Total population76913,936−94% vs Box Elder
Population density1,297945+352
Population growth-0.3%50.6%−50.9 pts
Median age44.128.8+15.3
Male55.8%49.4%+6.3 pts
Female44.2%50.6%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born0.8%1.6%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%71.1%+25.8 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%8.2%−6.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other1.4%16.7%−15.4 pts
Median household income$92,837$73,008+$19,829
Per capita income$42,173$33,308+$8,865
Poverty rate4.9%7.5%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.382Even
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%28.0%−7.1 pts
Graduate degree2.4%8.0%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%4.9%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation63.0%78.1%−15.1 pts
Median home value$122,700$302,100−$179,400
Median gross rent$775$1,491−$716
Owner-occupied71.5%48.2%+23.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.6%9.1%+10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households11.7%40.5%−28.8 pts
Average commute25.420.1+5.4
Worked from home5.7%6.9%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured6.8%10.0%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025