South Dakota

South Dakota has a population of 924,669 across 66 counties, a median home price of $325,618, and a median household income of $76,881.

Home price

$325,618

Income

$76,881

Cost of living

91.9

Income tax

0.00%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$325,618

Median gross rent$941

Median year homes here were built1981

Share of homes built before 198049.7%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.4%

Share of homes that are vacant10.5%

Share of occupied homes that are rented31.3%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%

Typical monthly rent$1,312

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,090

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$878

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,454

Home insurance / yr$3,760

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91.9

Median household income$76,881

Family health premium / yr$24,941

Infant childcare / yr$8,680

Regular gas price / gal$3.938

Poverty rate10.4%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.0%

Unemployment rate2.0%

Share of adults in the labor force67.2%

Share of workers who are self-employed7.9%

Share of workers employed by government15.8%

Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%

Economic output per resident$84,630

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.00%

Top state income tax0.00%

Capital gains tax0.00%

Combined sales tax6.11%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time18.5 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport406811

Miles to nearest general aviation field11 mi

Airports with airline service located here5

General aviation airfields located here64

Passenger train stations and the railway network0

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station186 mi

Households without a vehicle4.8%

Traffic deaths31.8

Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.8

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher34.2%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.0%

Public schools in the county673

Public school enrollment139984

Students per full-time teacher14.2

Free lunch eligible38.6%

Elementary schools314

Middle schools170

High schools171

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above17

Two-year institutions7

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 mi

Health

Primary care physicians85

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county61

Hospitals here with an emergency department54

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4

Fine particulate matter5.9 µg

Without health insurance9.0%

Frequent mental distress13.6%

No leisure-time physical activity23.0%

Diagnosed diabetes9.8%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population924,669

Land area in square miles75,810

People per square mile of land12.0

Supermarkets and grocery stores138

Convenience stores7

Share living far from a food store22.9%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.4%

Population change since 2020+5.5%

Natural change per 1,000 residents3

Net international migration per 1,000 residents3

Median age38.7 yrs

Share of residents under 1824.2%

Share of residents 65 and over18.0%

Share of households that are one person32.0%

Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%

Second languages7.1%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.1%

Congregations per 100,000 residents217

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2

Households that moved in29,717

Households that moved away28,290

Average income of arriving households$67,876

Average income of departing households$62,641

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13

Housing units authorised in the latest year5,305

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.4%

Violent crime rate362

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47.4°F

Annual precipitation23.7 in

Annual snowfall29.7 in

Average daily solar energy4.08 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F16 days

Days at or below freezing158 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5a

Frost-free days150 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138

Electric utilities serving this county2

Electricity price per kWh14.1¢

Household electricity use981 kWh

Residential natural gas price$12.44

Homes heated by electricity32.4%

Homes heated by utility gas47.6%

Homes heated by propane15.5%

Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%

Homes heated by wood1.1%

Households with broadband91.3%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk54.5

Coastal flood risk0.0

Drought risk51.6

Landslide risk45.2

Hail risk76.9

Earthquake risk29.8

Tornado risk65.9

Tropical cyclone risk0.0

Extreme heat risk47.2

Winter weather risk85.9

Strong wind risk54.0

Wildfire risk75.5

Sports

Major pro teams based here0

NFL teams based here0

NBA teams based here0

MLB teams based here0

NHL teams based here0

MLS soccer teams based here0

Top-division college football teams0

Second-tier college football teams2

Affiliated minor league baseball teams0

AHL teams based here0

ECHL teams based here1

All 66 counties in South Dakota

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Minnehaha$287,600 Pennington$302,200 Lincoln$348,300 Brown$221,100 Brookings$264,600 Meade$310,900 Codington$237,700 Lawrence$346,500 Yankton$225,900 Davison$205,800 Beadle$175,100 Hughes$242,000 Union$301,100 Clay$232,300 Oglala Lakota$52,900 Lake$247,600 Butte$244,600 Roberts$154,500 Charles Mix$170,600 Todd$53,900 Custer$372,100 Turner$222,900 Grant$171,000 Hutchinson$163,000 Fall River$193,200 Bon Homme$134,100 Moody$226,500 Hamlin$208,600 Spink$123,300 McCook$230,100 Tripp$132,900 Day$173,600 Brule$216,800 Walworth$136,600 Kingsbury$169,500 Dewey$69,600 Marshall$156,500 Deuel$205,900 Edmunds$163,300 Gregory$139,900 Clark$158,400 Corson$69,800 Lyman$165,800 Hanson$191,200 Bennett$156,400 Hand$159,300 Stanley$203,500 Perkins$114,600 Douglas$166,900 Jackson$117,300 Aurora$151,900 Potter$121,300 Sanborn$135,600 Ziebach$99,600 Miner$142,600 McPherson$85,600 Faulk$147,500 Mellette$84,100 Buffalo$117,800 Jerauld$150,800 Haakon$164,200 Campbell$115,900 Sully$205,400 Hyde$181,600 Harding$166,100 Jones$139,600

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.