COMPARING TWO PLACES
Superior vs Hermantown
PLACE A
Superior, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Hermantown, Minnesota
Superior is 161% larger than Hermantown. Hermantown earns more, with a median household income $26,633 higher. Hermantown has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -2%).
SUPERIORHERMANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population26,39710,110+161% vs Hermantown
Population density721294+427
Population growth-1.8%8.6%−10.4 pts
Median age39.138.7+0.4
Male48.6%53.4%−4.8 pts
Female51.4%46.6%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born2.4%1.3%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.2%88.2%−0.0 pts
Black1.0%1.7%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%2.9%−0.3 pts
Asian1.1%1.1%−0.1 pts
Other7.2%6.1%+1.1 pts
Median household income$64,216$90,849−$26,633
Per capita income$37,690$55,803−$18,113
Poverty rate13.3%5.4%+7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.507−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%39.9%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree8.3%16.9%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%2.1%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation65.6%62.9%+2.7 pts
Median home value$180,400$382,300−$201,900
Median gross rent$900$1,463−$563
Owner-occupied60.6%73.1%−12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%2.8%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%62.6%−21.6 pts
Average commute16.117.7−1.6
Worked from home8.7%11.0%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured5.0%4.0%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025