COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orient vs Carbondale
PLACE A
Orient, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Orient is 99% smaller than Carbondale. Carbondale earns more, with a median household income $7,160 higher. Carbondale has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -19%).
ORIENTCARBONDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population548,731−99% vs Carbondale
Population density1842,692−2,509
Population growth-19.0%-0.7%−18.3 pts
Median age34.542.3−7.8
Male46.2%51.6%−5.5 pts
Female53.8%48.4%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%80.2%+19.8 pts
Black0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$40,556$47,716−$7,160
Per capita income$20,398$27,436−$7,038
Poverty rate20.9%26.4%−5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2860.455−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%19.0%−16.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Labor force participation75.0%52.7%+22.3 pts
Median home value$49,300$132,200−$82,900
Median gross rent$358$660−$302
Owner-occupied68.8%51.2%+17.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%11.2%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%49.8%−29.8 pts
Average commute14.619.4−4.8
Worked from home7.8%4.7%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.2%3.5%+9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025