COMPARING TWO PLACES
Webster vs Eaton
PLACE A
Webster, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Eaton, Ohio
Webster is 80% smaller than Eaton. Webster earns more, with a median household income $3,712 higher. Eaton has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -8%).
WEBSTEREATONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,6818,327−80% vs Eaton
Population density1,0361,296−259
Population growth-8.4%-0.4%−8.0 pts
Median age40.543.3−2.8
Male49.2%45.1%+4.1 pts
Female50.8%54.9%−4.1 pts
Foreign-born3.7%0.3%+3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%96.2%−8.9 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%0.0%+4.7 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other8.0%2.7%+5.2 pts
Median household income$55,179$51,467+$3,712
Per capita income$41,250$30,547+$10,703
Poverty rate15.1%14.1%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.411+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%16.3%+4.5 pts
Graduate degree6.8%7.2%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%1.5%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation60.3%61.6%−1.2 pts
Median home value$154,100$148,200+$5,900
Median gross rent$653$764−$111
Owner-occupied66.8%67.3%−0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%4.3%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households31.8%48.1%−16.4 pts
Average commute19.321.2−1.8
Worked from home6.7%2.9%+3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.1%+0.6 pts
Uninsured7.9%3.3%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025