COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wallace vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Wallace, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Wallace is 99% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $8,032 higher. Wallace has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
WALLACEFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population9518,035−99% vs Fairmont
Population density7142,097−1,382
Population growth7.1%-1.5%+8.6 pts
Median age46.034.9+11.1
Male50.0%50.7%−0.7 pts
Female50.0%49.3%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%83.9%+10.0 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other6.1%6.7%−0.6 pts
Median household income$55,000$63,032−$8,032
Per capita income$21,814$34,306−$12,492
Poverty rate4.5%17.4%−12.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3050.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%32.9%−16.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Labor force participation44.4%65.3%−20.8 pts
Median home value$86,700$163,800−$77,100
Median gross rent$550$916−$366
Owner-occupied75.0%63.1%+11.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.5%11.0%+27.5 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%39.9%−23.3 pts
Average commute39.722.8+16.9
Worked from home0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025