COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pierre vs Port Lavaca
PLACE A
Pierre, SD
VS
PLACE B
Port Lavaca, TX
Pierre is 5% larger than Port Lavaca. Pierre earns more, with a median household income $2,357 higher. Pierre has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -6%).
PIERREPORT LAVACADIFFERENCE
Total population20,58819,599+5% vs Port Lavaca
Population density939−29
Population growth3.8%-6.0%+9.8 pts
Median age40.241.4−1.2
Male50.6%52.1%−1.5 pts
Female49.4%47.9%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born1.2%9.2%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.3%40.8%+40.5 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%49.4%−46.3 pts
Asian0.6%4.1%−3.6 pts
Other15.0%3.0%+12.0 pts
Median household income$82,316$79,959+$2,357
Per capita income$41,534$44,362−$2,828
Poverty rate8.6%7.7%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.432−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%20.1%+17.4 pts
Graduate degree13.2%7.6%+5.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%7.4%−6.5 pts
Labor force participation65.4%66.2%−0.9 pts
Median home value$236,387$171,200+$65,187
Median gross rent$984$891+$93
Owner-occupied73.6%77.3%−3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%20.0%−9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households32.6%51.7%−19.1 pts
Average commute15.119.4−4.3
Worked from home5.0%4.9%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Uninsured6.2%6.8%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025