COMPARING TWO PLACES
Harrold vs Pierre
PLACE A
Harrold, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, South Dakota
Harrold is 99% smaller than Pierre. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $18,922 higher. Pierre has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -19%).
HARROLDPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population9613,848−99% vs Pierre
Population density2331,063−830
Population growth-18.5%3.3%−21.8 pts
Median age55.539.4+16.1
Male52.8%49.2%+3.6 pts
Female47.2%50.8%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born1.4%1.4%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.2%79.7%+17.6 pts
Black1.4%0.0%+1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other1.4%15.5%−14.1 pts
Median household income$58,750$77,672−$18,922
Per capita income$56,738$40,990+$15,748
Poverty rate6.9%10.1%−3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5330.430+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%39.0%−33.7 pts
Graduate degree1.8%14.3%−12.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation70.1%63.5%+6.6 pts
Median home value$77,500$230,700−$153,200
Median gross rent$550$983−$433
Owner-occupied64.4%68.6%−4.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%8.4%+9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households62.5%33.4%+29.1 pts
Average commute22.413.3+9.2
Worked from home4.3%4.2%+0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured4.2%7.4%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025