COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wausa vs Yankton
PLACE A
Wausa, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Yankton, South Dakota
Wausa is 96% smaller than Yankton. Yankton earns more, with a median household income $8,429 higher. Yankton has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -7%).
WAUSAYANKTONDIFFERENCE
Total population57915,816−96% vs Yankton
Population density1,1051,818−713
Population growth-6.6%6.6%−13.2 pts
Median age46.541.4+5.1
Male39.7%50.1%−10.4 pts
Female60.3%49.9%+10.4 pts
Foreign-born0.3%3.3%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.1%84.8%+6.3 pts
Black0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%6.5%−0.2 pts
Asian0.3%0.4%−0.1 pts
Other2.3%6.0%−3.7 pts
Median household income$59,375$67,804−$8,429
Per capita income$35,717$41,073−$5,356
Poverty rate4.0%14.1%−10.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.460−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%33.2%−7.1 pts
Graduate degree7.5%11.5%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%2.0%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation64.1%61.4%+2.7 pts
Median home value$85,900$222,700−$136,800
Median gross rent$763$790−$27
Owner-occupied82.1%66.3%+15.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.1%7.9%+10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households63.6%34.5%+29.1 pts
Average commute22.413.3+9.1
Worked from home2.4%5.5%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured1.2%6.1%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025