COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wakefield vs Vermillion
PLACE A
Wakefield, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Vermillion, South Dakota
Wakefield is 93% smaller than Vermillion. Wakefield earns more, with a median household income $18,138 higher. Vermillion has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -12%).
WAKEFIELDVERMILLIONDIFFERENCE
Total population83511,720−93% vs Vermillion
Population density1,6802,514−834
Population growth-12.4%10.6%−23.1 pts
Median age44.623.1+21.5
Male50.6%50.2%+0.4 pts
Female49.4%49.8%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born1.4%4.3%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.3%81.9%−10.6 pts
Black1.8%2.0%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.9%3.6%+8.3 pts
Asian1.1%3.8%−2.7 pts
Other13.9%8.8%+5.1 pts
Median household income$68,594$50,456+$18,138
Per capita income$37,706$26,468+$11,238
Poverty rate12.1%24.4%−12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.466−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%50.6%−29.6 pts
Graduate degree5.5%24.0%−18.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%8.5%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation65.4%68.6%−3.2 pts
Median home value$172,700$219,000−$46,300
Median gross rent$819$764+$55
Owner-occupied79.1%42.0%+37.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.8%8.3%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households12.1%45.8%−33.6 pts
Average commute31.516.9+14.6
Worked from home10.3%6.4%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.9%−1.5 pts
Uninsured5.0%9.5%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025