COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saginaw vs Carthage
PLACE A
Saginaw, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Carthage, South Dakota
Saginaw is 20928% larger than Carthage. Saginaw earns more, with a median household income $50,401 higher. Saginaw has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -12%).
SAGINAWCARTHAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population26,706127+20928% vs Carthage
Population density3,49087+3,403
Population growth20.6%-11.8%+32.4 pts
Median age37.253.2−16.0
Male52.7%62.8%−10.2 pts
Female47.3%37.2%+10.2 pts
Foreign-born9.8%0.0%+9.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.3%94.9%−49.6 pts
Black10.5%0.0%+10.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.0%0.0%+38.0 pts
Asian3.2%5.1%−1.9 pts
Other3.1%0.0%+3.1 pts
Median household income$97,276$46,875+$50,401
Per capita income$41,029$46,231−$5,202
Poverty rate5.6%9.0%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%15.9%+8.7 pts
Graduate degree6.9%2.9%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%0.0%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation71.8%68.5%+3.3 pts
Median home value$298,500$81,300+$217,200
Median gross rent$1,776$850+$926
Owner-occupied68.3%81.8%−13.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.9%46.6%−44.7 pts
Rent-burdened households48.4%10.0%+38.4 pts
Average commute26.128.3−2.2
Worked from home13.6%0.0%+13.6 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured10.9%5.1%+5.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025