COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wallace vs Laurinburg
PLACE A
Wallace, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Wallace is 99% smaller than Laurinburg. Wallace earns more, with a median household income $12,830 higher. Wallace has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -6%).
WALLACELAURINBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population9514,582−99% vs Laurinburg
Population density7141,162−448
Population growth7.1%-6.2%+13.2 pts
Median age46.037.4+8.6
Male50.0%46.0%+4.0 pts
Female50.0%54.0%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%34.2%+59.7 pts
Black0.0%47.6%−47.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other6.1%12.0%−5.9 pts
Median household income$55,000$42,170+$12,830
Per capita income$21,814$30,789−$8,975
Poverty rate4.5%31.1%−26.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3050.575−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%20.1%−3.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Labor force participation44.4%52.2%−7.7 pts
Median home value$86,700$134,200−$47,500
Median gross rent$550$774−$224
Owner-occupied75.0%46.6%+28.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.5%12.0%+26.4 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%48.0%−31.3 pts
Average commute39.719.2+20.5
Worked from home0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025