COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wall vs Swissvale
PLACE A
Wall, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Swissvale, Pennsylvania
Wall is 92% smaller than Swissvale. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
WALLSWISSVALEDIFFERENCE
Total population6688,197−92% vs Swissvale
Population density2546,797−6,543
Population growth-8.7%-4.0%−4.8 pts
Median age46.238.1+8.1
Male52.6%50.3%+2.3 pts
Female47.4%49.7%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born20.3%6.2%+14.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.9%56.6%+10.3 pts
Black2.6%28.7%−26.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.4%4.7%+12.7 pts
Asian1.8%3.4%−1.7 pts
Other11.4%6.6%+4.8 pts
Median household income$58,984$60,341−$1,357
Per capita income$37,290$43,926−$6,636
Poverty rate8.8%17.0%−8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4910.514−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%41.4%−16.1 pts
Graduate degree4.0%19.8%−15.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%8.0%−6.3 pts
Labor force participation67.5%72.5%−5.0 pts
Median home value$164,800$147,000+$17,800
Median gross rent$514$1,136−$622
Owner-occupied81.8%48.9%+32.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.1%11.0%+14.1 pts
Rent-burdened households32.6%48.1%−15.5 pts
Average commute17.224.7−7.5
Worked from home4.7%25.9%−21.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Uninsured18.2%7.8%+10.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025