COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orient vs Norwalk
PLACE A
Orient, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Norwalk, Wisconsin
Orient is 91% smaller than Norwalk. Norwalk earns more, with a median household income $25,590 higher. Norwalk has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -19%).
ORIENTNORWALKDIFFERENCE
Total population54604−91% vs Norwalk
Population density184586−403
Population growth-19.0%-4.2%−14.8 pts
Median age34.530.2+4.3
Male46.2%58.9%−12.8 pts
Female53.8%41.1%+12.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%32.8%−32.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%40.3%+59.7 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%58.2%−58.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Median household income$40,556$66,146−$25,590
Per capita income$20,398$25,642−$5,244
Poverty rate20.9%8.6%+12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2860.298−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%9.5%−6.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%0.0%Even
Unemployment rate0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation75.0%72.9%+2.1 pts
Median home value$49,300$96,700−$47,400
Median gross rent$358$787−$429
Owner-occupied68.8%76.2%−7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%9.1%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%14.5%+5.5 pts
Average commute14.626.9−12.3
Worked from home7.8%10.0%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.2%34.7%−21.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025