COMPARING TWO PLACES
Toronto vs Independence
PLACE A
Toronto, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Independence, Oregon
Toronto is 98% smaller than Independence. Independence earns more, with a median household income $32,250 higher. Independence has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -8%).
TORONTOINDEPENDENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population19810,195−98% vs Independence
Population density6453,406−2,761
Population growth-7.5%14.4%−22.0 pts
Median age39.630.7+8.9
Male52.9%50.9%+2.1 pts
Female47.1%49.1%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born13.0%9.0%+4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.1%53.1%+23.0 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.9%38.5%−14.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Median household income$53,125$85,375−$32,250
Per capita income$33,557$31,794+$1,763
Poverty rate2.9%12.5%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.375Even
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%27.0%−20.9 pts
Graduate degree2.4%6.2%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%3.9%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation71.3%69.2%+2.2 pts
Median home value$99,000$378,800−$279,800
Median gross rent$470$1,665−$1,195
Owner-occupied63.8%54.6%+9.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.4%1.4%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households6.5%47.1%−40.5 pts
Average commute21.224.9−3.7
Worked from home2.7%13.2%−10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured18.9%5.5%+13.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025