COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hazel vs Murray
PLACE A
Hazel, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Murray, Kentucky
Hazel is 99% smaller than Murray. Hazel earns more, with a median household income $73,159 higher. Hazel has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -2%).
HAZELMURRAYDIFFERENCE
Total population10518,964−99% vs Murray
Population density4341,626−1,192
Population growth12.1%-2.4%+14.5 pts
Median age18.525.8−7.3
Male53.8%46.4%+7.3 pts
Female46.2%53.6%−7.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%81.6%+18.4 pts
Black0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Other0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Median household income$117,250$44,091+$73,159
Per capita income$28,351$26,129+$2,222
Poverty rate1.0%24.1%−23.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3230.499−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%36.1%−15.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%15.5%−15.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Labor force participation87.4%56.4%+31.0 pts
Median home value$145,800$195,000−$49,200
Median gross rent$125$870−$745
Owner-occupied95.9%41.7%+54.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%13.3%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%42.5%−42.5 pts
Average commute22.912.3+10.6
Worked from home0.9%6.6%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured2.5%6.6%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025