COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wallace vs Morgantown
PLACE A
Wallace, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Morgantown, West Virginia
Wallace is 100% smaller than Morgantown. Wallace earns more, with a median household income $10,273 higher.
WALLACEMORGANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population9530,293−100% vs Morgantown
Population density7142,976−2,262
Population growth7.1%2.3%+4.7 pts
Median age46.023.9+22.1
Male50.0%52.4%−2.4 pts
Female50.0%47.6%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%83.0%+10.9 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other6.1%4.5%+1.6 pts
Median household income$55,000$44,727+$10,273
Per capita income$21,814$32,109−$10,295
Poverty rate4.5%30.4%−25.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3050.552−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%58.5%−41.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%35.2%−35.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation44.4%58.6%−14.2 pts
Median home value$86,700$259,400−$172,700
Median gross rent$550$937−$387
Owner-occupied75.0%43.7%+31.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.5%13.9%+24.5 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%58.4%−41.7 pts
Average commute39.716.2+23.5
Worked from home0.0%14.6%−14.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025