COMPARING TWO PLACES
Park vs Garden City
PLACE A
Park, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Garden City, South Dakota
Park is 208% larger than Garden City. Garden City earns more, with a median household income $15,000 higher. Park has grown faster since 2000 (-11% vs -38%).
PARKGARDEN CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population11136+208% vs Garden City
Population density35291+261
Population growth-11.1%-37.7%+26.6 pts
Median age57.737.5+20.2
Male54.7%44.9%+9.8 pts
Female45.3%55.1%−9.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic97.7%98.7%−1.0 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.3%1.3%+1.0 pts
Median household income$78,750$93,750−$15,000
Per capita income$49,081$20,368+$28,713
Poverty rate17.4%4.0%+13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.281+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%9.6%+4.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%0.0%Even
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation72.5%75.0%−2.5 pts
Median home value$80,600$46,700+$33,900
Median gross rent$338$400−$62
Owner-occupied100.0%83.3%+16.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.3%35.1%−6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%50.0%−50.0 pts
Average commute14.147.3−33.2
Worked from home0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%28.2%−28.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025