COMPARING TWO PLACES
Parker vs Sioux Falls
PLACE A
Parker, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Parker is 100% smaller than Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls earns more, with a median household income $36,387 higher. Sioux Falls has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -17%).
PARKERSIOUX FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population674213,748−100% vs Sioux Falls
Population density7052,586−1,881
Population growth-17.3%25.1%−42.4 pts
Median age46.535.5+11.0
Male50.2%50.5%−0.3 pts
Female49.8%49.5%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.8%8.7%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%78.0%+17.5 pts
Black3.3%6.6%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%6.5%−6.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other0.8%6.9%−6.1 pts
Median household income$39,583$75,970−$36,387
Per capita income$25,312$44,604−$19,292
Poverty rate28.2%9.6%+18.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.452−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%38.1%−27.5 pts
Graduate degree3.5%12.1%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%2.5%+6.2 pts
Labor force participation44.4%74.0%−29.7 pts
Median home value$98,600$292,400−$193,800
Median gross rent$792$1,035−$243
Owner-occupied69.9%59.5%+10.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.2%4.7%+7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households60.3%39.6%+20.6 pts
Average commute28.817.0+11.8
Worked from home19.2%10.6%+8.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.3%8.1%−7.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025