COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gordon vs Rapid City
PLACE A
Gordon, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Rapid City, South Dakota
Gordon is 99% smaller than Rapid City. Gordon earns more, with a median household income $21,967 higher. Rapid City has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 0%).
GORDONRAPID CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population76980,589−99% vs Rapid City
Population density1,2971,463−167
Population growth-0.3%9.9%−10.2 pts
Median age44.139.1+5.0
Male55.8%50.9%+4.9 pts
Female44.2%49.1%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.8%2.6%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%76.3%+20.7 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%6.1%−4.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other1.4%15.1%−13.7 pts
Median household income$92,837$70,870+$21,967
Per capita income$42,173$42,204−$31
Poverty rate4.9%12.5%−7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.473−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%37.0%−16.1 pts
Graduate degree2.4%14.3%−11.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%2.6%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation63.0%63.9%−0.9 pts
Median home value$122,700$299,400−$176,700
Median gross rent$775$1,109−$334
Owner-occupied71.5%62.9%+8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.6%9.0%+10.6 pts
Rent-burdened households11.7%47.6%−35.9 pts
Average commute25.417.5+8.0
Worked from home5.7%10.0%−4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.8%9.8%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025