COMPARING TWO PLACES
Webster vs Worcester
PLACE A
Webster, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Worcester, Massachusetts
Webster is 99% smaller than Worcester. Worcester earns more, with a median household income $14,923 higher. Worcester has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -8%).
WEBSTERWORCESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,681213,862−99% vs Worcester
Population density1,0365,724−4,688
Population growth-8.4%14.1%−22.4 pts
Median age40.533.9+6.6
Male49.2%49.6%−0.5 pts
Female50.8%50.4%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born3.7%25.1%−21.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%48.6%+38.6 pts
Black0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%25.3%−20.6 pts
Asian0.1%7.2%−7.1 pts
Other8.0%6.9%+1.1 pts
Median household income$55,179$70,102−$14,923
Per capita income$41,250$37,221+$4,029
Poverty rate15.1%19.6%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.478Even
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%35.2%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree6.8%14.8%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%6.5%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation60.3%65.2%−4.9 pts
Median home value$154,100$374,400−$220,300
Median gross rent$653$1,487−$834
Owner-occupied66.8%42.8%+24.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%7.4%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households31.8%52.0%−20.2 pts
Average commute19.324.1−4.8
Worked from home6.7%11.5%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.7%3.2%−2.5 pts
Uninsured7.9%3.9%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025