COMPARING TWO PLACES
Summerset vs Spearfish
PLACE A
Summerset, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Spearfish, South Dakota
Summerset is 79% smaller than Spearfish. Summerset earns more, with a median household income $53,583 higher. Summerset has grown faster since 2000 (64% vs 16%).
SUMMERSETSPEARFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population3,03014,154−79% vs Spearfish
Population density1,113821+292
Population growth63.8%16.2%+47.6 pts
Median age35.140.0−4.9
Male48.5%48.1%+0.3 pts
Female51.5%51.9%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born1.7%2.6%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%87.3%+6.2 pts
Black0.1%0.2%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%3.9%−2.1 pts
Asian1.2%0.6%+0.6 pts
Other3.6%8.0%−4.5 pts
Median household income$119,271$65,688+$53,583
Per capita income$42,878$45,171−$2,293
Poverty rate8.6%15.2%−6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%41.8%−3.3 pts
Graduate degree12.5%16.3%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%2.2%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation78.2%64.7%+13.4 pts
Median home value$368,300$346,200+$22,100
Median gross rent$1,288$963+$325
Owner-occupied78.7%49.6%+29.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.9%8.7%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households57.2%35.9%+21.3 pts
Average commute19.716.3+3.4
Worked from home4.3%6.6%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured10.4%8.4%+2.0 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025