COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oacoma vs Yankton
PLACE A
Oacoma, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Yankton, South Dakota
Oacoma is 98% smaller than Yankton. Oacoma earns more, with a median household income $5,529 higher. Yankton has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -14%).
OACOMAYANKTONDIFFERENCE
Total population39115,816−98% vs Yankton
Population density1501,818−1,669
Population growth-14.4%6.6%−21.0 pts
Median age40.241.4−1.2
Male59.7%50.1%+9.6 pts
Female40.3%49.9%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born1.8%3.3%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.8%84.8%+11.0 pts
Black0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%6.5%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other2.2%6.0%−3.8 pts
Median household income$73,333$67,804+$5,529
Per capita income$41,558$41,073+$485
Poverty rate5.5%14.1%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%33.2%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree6.3%11.5%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%2.0%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation63.7%61.4%+2.3 pts
Median home value$171,700$222,700−$51,000
Median gross rent$883$790+$93
Owner-occupied77.7%66.3%+11.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%7.9%+8.1 pts
Rent-burdened households20.4%34.5%−14.2 pts
Average commute15.013.3+1.7
Worked from home6.1%5.5%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured14.3%6.1%+8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025