COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tolstoy vs Pierre
PLACE A
Tolstoy, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Pierre, South Dakota
Tolstoy is 100% smaller than Pierre. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Pierre has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
TOLSTOYPIERREDIFFERENCE
Total population3813,848−100% vs Pierre
Population density2081,063−855
Population growth-2.8%3.3%−6.0 pts
Median age32.939.4−6.5
Male68.4%49.2%+19.3 pts
Female31.6%50.8%−19.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%79.7%+20.3 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other0.0%15.5%−15.5 pts
Median household income$76,071$77,672−$1,601
Per capita income$67,444$40,990+$26,454
Poverty rate0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5200.430+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%39.0%−11.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.3%−14.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation72.2%63.5%+8.7 pts
Median home value$32,500$230,700−$198,200
Median gross rent$275$983−$708
Owner-occupied83.3%68.6%+14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.3%8.4%+18.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%33.4%−33.4 pts
Average commute29.513.3+16.3
Worked from home7.7%4.2%+3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025