COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vermillion vs Atchison
PLACE A
Vermillion, SD
VS
PLACE B
Atchison, KS
Vermillion is 7% smaller than Atchison. Atchison earns more, with a median household income $4,262 higher. Vermillion has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -3%).
VERMILLIONATCHISONDIFFERENCE
Total population15,03116,172−7% vs Atchison
Population density3638−1
Population growth8.0%-3.4%+11.4 pts
Median age24.936.1−11.2
Male49.9%49.4%+0.5 pts
Female50.1%50.6%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born3.8%2.1%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.2%86.7%−2.6 pts
Black1.8%3.5%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%3.8%−0.4 pts
Asian3.0%0.3%+2.7 pts
Other7.7%5.7%+2.0 pts
Median household income$56,850$61,112−$4,262
Per capita income$30,824$30,244+$580
Poverty rate19.7%13.0%+6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4800.441+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%21.8%+23.6 pts
Graduate degree20.2%8.4%+11.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%4.6%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation67.5%62.6%+4.8 pts
Median home value$232,300$145,700+$86,600
Median gross rent$770$765+$5
Owner-occupied50.8%71.9%−21.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%15.9%−4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households43.7%38.1%+5.5 pts
Average commute19.521.2−1.6
Worked from home6.6%7.5%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Uninsured9.1%8.8%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025