COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pender vs Vermillion
PLACE A
Pender, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Vermillion, South Dakota
Pender is 91% smaller than Vermillion. Pender earns more, with a median household income $22,669 higher.
PENDERVERMILLIONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,10611,720−91% vs Vermillion
Population density1,5782,514−937
Population growth11.3%10.6%+0.6 pts
Median age36.023.1+12.9
Male48.4%50.2%−1.8 pts
Female51.6%49.8%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born2.0%4.3%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.7%81.9%+0.9 pts
Black0.4%2.0%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%3.6%+4.8 pts
Asian0.9%3.8%−2.8 pts
Other7.5%8.8%−1.2 pts
Median household income$73,125$50,456+$22,669
Per capita income$36,434$26,468+$9,966
Poverty rate9.4%24.4%−14.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.466−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%50.6%−19.1 pts
Graduate degree10.3%24.0%−13.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%8.5%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation67.6%68.6%−1.0 pts
Median home value$175,000$219,000−$44,000
Median gross rent$875$764+$111
Owner-occupied78.7%42.0%+36.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%8.3%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households25.3%45.8%−20.5 pts
Average commute27.416.9+10.5
Worked from home2.4%6.4%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured4.5%9.5%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025