COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orient vs Herrin
PLACE A
Orient, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Herrin, Illinois
Orient is 100% smaller than Herrin. Herrin earns more, with a median household income $19,419 higher. Herrin has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -19%).
ORIENTHERRINDIFFERENCE
Total population5412,268−100% vs Herrin
Population density1841,268−1,085
Population growth-19.0%-1.2%−17.9 pts
Median age34.541.2−6.7
Male46.2%49.0%−2.9 pts
Female53.8%51.0%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%85.8%+14.2 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Median household income$40,556$59,975−$19,419
Per capita income$20,398$36,228−$15,830
Poverty rate20.9%14.5%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2860.440−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%22.8%−19.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation75.0%62.8%+12.2 pts
Median home value$49,300$113,300−$64,000
Median gross rent$358$1,002−$644
Owner-occupied68.8%65.7%+3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%10.1%+4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%45.6%−25.6 pts
Average commute14.621.9−7.3
Worked from home7.8%10.9%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured13.2%4.6%+8.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025