COMPARING TWO PLACES
Neligh vs Yankton
PLACE A
Neligh, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Yankton, South Dakota
Neligh is 90% smaller than Yankton. Yankton earns more, with a median household income $8,565 higher. Yankton has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -4%).
NELIGHYANKTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,55115,816−90% vs Yankton
Population density1,0611,818−757
Population growth-3.9%6.6%−10.6 pts
Median age42.741.4+1.3
Male48.8%50.1%−1.3 pts
Female51.2%49.9%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born7.5%3.3%+4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.9%84.8%+1.1 pts
Black0.4%2.2%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.9%6.5%+5.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other1.8%6.0%−4.2 pts
Median household income$59,239$67,804−$8,565
Per capita income$34,933$41,073−$6,140
Poverty rate7.4%14.1%−6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.460−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%33.2%−12.9 pts
Graduate degree8.1%11.5%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%2.0%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation60.7%61.4%−0.7 pts
Median home value$150,600$222,700−$72,100
Median gross rent$598$790−$192
Owner-occupied74.2%66.3%+7.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%7.9%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%34.5%+9.5 pts
Average commute12.013.3−1.3
Worked from home4.8%5.5%−0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured6.9%6.1%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025