COMPARING TWO PLACES
Los Alamos vs Pierre
PLACE A
Los Alamos, NM
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, SD
Los Alamos is 6% smaller than Pierre. Los Alamos earns more, with a median household income $64,823 higher.
LOS ALAMOSPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population19,40720,588−6% vs Pierre
Population density1789+168
Population growth8.2%3.8%+4.4 pts
Median age39.340.2−0.9
Male51.9%50.6%+1.3 pts
Female48.1%49.4%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born9.4%1.2%+8.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.8%81.3%−11.5 pts
Black0.9%0.0%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.0%3.1%+14.9 pts
Asian4.9%0.6%+4.4 pts
Other6.4%15.0%−8.6 pts
Median household income$147,139$82,316+$64,823
Per capita income$74,704$41,534+$33,170
Poverty rate3.5%8.6%−5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.414−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher69.7%37.5%+32.3 pts
Graduate degree44.2%13.2%+31.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.6%0.9%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation67.8%65.4%+2.5 pts
Median home value$495,800$236,387+$259,413
Median gross rent$1,375$984+$391
Owner-occupied74.8%73.6%+1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.3%10.3%−5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households28.3%32.6%−4.4 pts
Average commute14.715.1−0.4
Worked from home15.6%5.0%+10.6 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.9%+0.3 pts
Uninsured2.5%6.2%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025