COMPARING TWO PLACES
Portage vs Sturgis
PLACE A
Portage, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Sturgis, South Dakota
Portage is 66% smaller than Sturgis. Sturgis earns more, with a median household income $8,848 higher. Sturgis has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -7%).
PORTAGESTURGISDIFFERENCE
Total population2,3446,922−66% vs Sturgis
Population density3,5461,078+2,468
Population growth-6.8%5.9%−12.7 pts
Median age44.340.3+4.0
Male52.8%53.8%−0.9 pts
Female47.2%46.2%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.2%91.1%+6.1 pts
Black0.1%1.9%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.7%4.0%−1.3 pts
Median household income$45,556$54,404−$8,848
Per capita income$26,358$34,935−$8,577
Poverty rate23.2%9.2%+14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.425+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%24.4%−4.0 pts
Graduate degree3.8%4.9%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%3.0%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation53.0%69.5%−16.5 pts
Median home value$94,800$271,200−$176,400
Median gross rent$751$780−$29
Owner-occupied76.6%66.9%+9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.7%5.4%+11.2 pts
Rent-burdened households46.0%37.0%+9.0 pts
Average commute24.218.3+5.8
Worked from home8.9%2.0%+6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.2%2.3%−2.1 pts
Uninsured3.6%9.0%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025