COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pierre vs Carroll
PLACE A
Pierre, SD
VS
PLACE B
Carroll, IA
Pierre and Carroll are close in size. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $9,386 higher.
PIERRECARROLLDIFFERENCE
Total population20,58820,303+1% vs Carroll
Population density936−26
Population growth3.8%-0.3%+4.1 pts
Median age40.241.1−0.9
Male50.6%50.0%+0.6 pts
Female49.4%50.0%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born1.2%1.6%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.3%91.9%−10.6 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%3.5%−0.4 pts
Asian0.6%0.2%+0.4 pts
Other15.0%3.9%+11.1 pts
Median household income$82,316$72,930+$9,386
Per capita income$41,534$40,939+$595
Poverty rate8.6%7.9%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.437−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%24.0%+13.5 pts
Graduate degree13.2%6.1%+7.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%1.8%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation65.4%66.2%−0.9 pts
Median home value$236,387$176,000+$60,387
Median gross rent$984$731+$253
Owner-occupied73.6%77.1%−3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%7.9%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households32.6%32.4%+0.2 pts
Average commute15.115.7−0.6
Worked from home5.0%7.3%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.6%+0.3 pts
Uninsured6.2%2.8%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025