COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vienna vs Ruston
PLACE A
Vienna, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Ruston, Washington
Vienna is 95% smaller than Ruston. Ruston earns more, with a median household income $73,206 higher. Ruston has grown faster since 2000 (41% vs 9%).
VIENNARUSTONDIFFERENCE
Total population541,052−95% vs Ruston
Population density644,109−4,045
Population growth8.9%40.9%−32.0 pts
Median age34.844.5−9.7
Male69.4%46.9%+22.5 pts
Female30.6%53.1%−22.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.8%69.7%+22.1 pts
Black0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Asian0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Other8.2%12.5%−4.4 pts
Median household income$43,125$116,331−$73,206
Per capita income$18,976$75,674−$56,698
Poverty rate0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1740.407−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%61.5%−56.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%23.4%−23.4 pts
Unemployment rate21.4%1.7%+19.7 pts
Labor force participation34.1%61.3%−27.1 pts
Median home value$67,500$912,700−$845,200
Median gross rent$0$2,598−$2,598
Owner-occupied100.0%68.8%+31.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.1%5.8%+15.3 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%17.1%+82.9 pts
Average commute28.834.2−5.4
Worked from home18.2%21.6%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured30.6%1.3%+29.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025