COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hecla vs Jamestown
PLACE A
Hecla, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Jamestown, South Carolina
Hecla is 171% larger than Jamestown. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Jamestown has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -15%).
HECLAJAMESTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population19070+171% vs Jamestown
Population density552116+437
Population growth-15.0%-5.6%−9.4 pts
Median age66.062.3+3.7
Male35.7%51.6%−15.9 pts
Female64.3%48.4%+15.9 pts
Foreign-born2.2%6.5%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%95.2%−10.5 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.4%0.0%+4.4 pts
Asian10.4%0.0%+10.4 pts
Other0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Median household income$35,536$35,625−$89
Per capita income$30,886$46,018−$15,132
Poverty rate2.7%1.6%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.392+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%11.3%−4.1 pts
Graduate degree1.8%3.2%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation65.7%64.5%+1.2 pts
Median home value$47,100$87,700−$40,600
Median gross rent$525$1,615−$1,090
Owner-occupied93.8%69.7%+24.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.5%0.0%+36.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%0.0%Even
Average commute16.130.8−14.7
Worked from home17.4%0.0%+17.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.9%22.6%−12.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025