COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spencer vs Sioux Falls
PLACE A
Spencer, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Spencer is 98% smaller than Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls earns more, with a median household income $16,109 higher. Sioux Falls has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 2%).
SPENCERSIOUX FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population3,857213,748−98% vs Sioux Falls
Population density7172,586−1,869
Population growth1.7%25.1%−23.4 pts
Median age44.235.5+8.7
Male45.6%50.5%−4.9 pts
Female54.4%49.5%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born6.7%8.7%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.0%78.0%−48.9 pts
Black44.5%6.6%+37.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.2%6.5%+9.7 pts
Asian1.2%2.1%−0.9 pts
Other9.1%6.9%+2.2 pts
Median household income$59,861$75,970−$16,109
Per capita income$29,379$44,604−$15,225
Poverty rate15.1%9.6%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%38.1%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree9.5%12.1%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%2.5%+6.2 pts
Labor force participation61.8%74.0%−12.2 pts
Median home value$157,000$292,400−$135,400
Median gross rent$940$1,035−$95
Owner-occupied63.3%59.5%+3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%4.7%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households21.3%39.6%−18.4 pts
Average commute25.817.0+8.8
Worked from home16.1%10.6%+5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured7.8%8.1%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025