COMPARING TWO PLACES
Parkston vs Sioux Falls
PLACE A
Parkston, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Parkston is 99% smaller than Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls earns more, with a median household income $5,831 higher. Sioux Falls has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 4%).
PARKSTONSIOUX FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,540213,748−99% vs Sioux Falls
Population density1,1782,586−1,407
Population growth3.9%25.1%−21.2 pts
Median age39.435.5+3.9
Male48.6%50.5%−1.9 pts
Female51.4%49.5%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born1.4%8.7%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.0%78.0%+15.1 pts
Black0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%6.5%−4.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other4.7%6.9%−2.1 pts
Median household income$70,139$75,970−$5,831
Per capita income$31,740$44,604−$12,864
Poverty rate7.5%9.6%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3460.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%38.1%−12.6 pts
Graduate degree3.7%12.1%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%2.5%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation65.6%74.0%−8.4 pts
Median home value$157,100$292,400−$135,300
Median gross rent$717$1,035−$318
Owner-occupied73.7%59.5%+14.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.5%4.7%+3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households34.8%39.6%−4.8 pts
Average commute16.017.0−1.0
Worked from home4.6%10.6%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.0%8.1%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025