COMPARING TWO PLACES
McLaughlin vs Pierre
PLACE A
McLaughlin, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, South Dakota
McLaughlin is 96% smaller than Pierre. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $15,513 higher. Pierre has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -14%).
MCLAUGHLINPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population55113,848−96% vs Pierre
Population density1,3641,063+301
Population growth-14.2%3.3%−17.4 pts
Median age30.539.4−8.9
Male44.5%49.2%−4.6 pts
Female55.5%50.8%+4.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.7%79.7%−45.0 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%4.0%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other64.0%15.5%+48.5 pts
Median household income$62,159$77,672−$15,513
Per capita income$26,935$40,990−$14,055
Poverty rate22.0%10.1%+11.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%39.0%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree5.5%14.3%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate16.9%1.2%+15.7 pts
Labor force participation62.8%63.5%−0.7 pts
Median home value$62,400$230,700−$168,300
Median gross rent$923$983−$60
Owner-occupied76.3%68.6%+7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%8.4%+7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households16.0%33.4%−17.4 pts
Average commute19.913.3+6.6
Worked from home7.1%4.2%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured17.3%7.4%+9.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025