COMPARING TWO PLACES
McLaughlin vs Dickinson
PLACE A
McLaughlin, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Dickinson, Texas
McLaughlin is 97% smaller than Dickinson. Dickinson earns more, with a median household income $29,620 higher. Dickinson has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -14%).
MCLAUGHLINDICKINSONDIFFERENCE
Total population55121,908−97% vs Dickinson
Population density1,3642,198−835
Population growth-14.2%11.6%−25.8 pts
Median age30.533.4−2.9
Male44.5%49.8%−5.3 pts
Female55.5%50.2%+5.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.9%−11.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.7%43.7%−9.0 pts
Black0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%40.9%−39.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other64.0%4.5%+59.5 pts
Median household income$62,159$91,779−$29,620
Per capita income$26,935$36,439−$9,504
Poverty rate22.0%12.0%+9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.383+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%25.5%−0.4 pts
Graduate degree5.5%7.2%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate16.9%6.2%+10.7 pts
Labor force participation62.8%66.9%−4.1 pts
Median home value$62,400$278,000−$215,600
Median gross rent$923$1,231−$308
Owner-occupied76.3%71.8%+4.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%6.9%+9.4 pts
Rent-burdened households16.0%40.8%−24.8 pts
Average commute19.928.7−8.8
Worked from home7.1%10.3%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured17.3%16.3%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025