COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wallace vs Brazil
PLACE A
Wallace, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brazil, Indiana
Wallace is 99% smaller than Brazil. Wallace earns more, with a median household income $2,945 higher.
WALLACEBRAZILDIFFERENCE
Total population958,343−99% vs Brazil
Population density7142,263−1,549
Population growth7.1%3.4%+3.7 pts
Median age46.039.5+6.5
Male50.0%46.7%+3.3 pts
Female50.0%53.3%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%93.3%+0.6 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other6.1%3.0%+3.0 pts
Median household income$55,000$52,055+$2,945
Per capita income$21,814$32,347−$10,533
Poverty rate4.5%18.6%−14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3050.484−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%13.5%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation44.4%56.7%−12.2 pts
Median home value$86,700$113,900−$27,200
Median gross rent$550$869−$319
Owner-occupied75.0%72.8%+2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.5%11.7%+26.8 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%33.8%−17.1 pts
Average commute39.733.6+6.1
Worked from home0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025