COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hosmer vs Pierre
PLACE A
Hosmer, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, South Dakota
Hosmer is 99% smaller than Pierre. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $12,576 higher. Pierre has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -21%).
HOSMERPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population15713,848−99% vs Pierre
Population density1591,063−904
Population growth-21.2%3.3%−24.4 pts
Median age61.639.4+22.2
Male63.3%49.2%+14.2 pts
Female36.7%50.8%−14.2 pts
Foreign-born0.7%1.4%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%79.7%+20.3 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other0.0%15.5%−15.5 pts
Median household income$65,096$77,672−$12,576
Per capita income$39,492$40,990−$1,498
Poverty rate12.1%10.1%+2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.430+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%39.0%−0.5 pts
Graduate degree7.5%14.3%−6.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%1.2%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation46.2%63.5%−17.3 pts
Median home value$59,600$230,700−$171,100
Median gross rent$300$983−$683
Owner-occupied94.6%68.6%+26.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%8.4%+7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households25.0%33.4%−8.4 pts
Average commute22.813.3+9.5
Worked from home9.0%4.2%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured8.0%7.4%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025