COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pipestone vs Sioux Falls
PLACE A
Pipestone, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Pipestone is 98% smaller than Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls earns more, with a median household income $8,402 higher. Sioux Falls has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -2%).
PIPESTONESIOUX FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population4,100213,748−98% vs Sioux Falls
Population density9892,586−1,597
Population growth-2.4%25.1%−27.5 pts
Median age38.635.5+3.1
Male47.6%50.5%−2.9 pts
Female52.4%49.5%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born7.0%8.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.6%78.0%+3.6 pts
Black2.4%6.6%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.1%6.5%+3.5 pts
Asian1.1%2.1%−1.0 pts
Other4.9%6.9%−1.9 pts
Median household income$67,568$75,970−$8,402
Per capita income$36,517$44,604−$8,087
Poverty rate13.1%9.6%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.452−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%38.1%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree8.1%12.1%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%2.5%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation63.1%74.0%−10.9 pts
Median home value$114,100$292,400−$178,300
Median gross rent$740$1,035−$295
Owner-occupied70.1%59.5%+10.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%4.7%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households51.5%39.6%+11.9 pts
Average commute13.117.0−3.9
Worked from home6.2%10.6%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.6%+0.1 pts
Uninsured3.3%8.1%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025