Clark County, South Dakota

Clark County has a population of 3,917 and has grown 5.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $158,400, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $70,726.

Home price
$158,400
Income
$70,726
Population
3,917
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$158,400county
Median gross rent$782county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198073.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$929county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$847county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,144county
Home insurance / yr$3,760(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living91.9(statewide)
Median household income$70,726county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate10.9%county

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 home17.1%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed17.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.9%county
Economic output per resident$86,139county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.88%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.11%(statewide)

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 time20.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14134county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station149 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.8(statewide)

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 higher19.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.6%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment820county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible36.1%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution57 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians85(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.0%county
Frequent mental distress12.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.0%county

Place

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

Population3,917county
Land area in square miles958county
People per square mile of land4.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store44.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age40.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1829.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages6.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents547county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in43county
Households that moved away90county
Average income of arriving households$46,256county
Average income of departing households$48,389county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate362(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature45.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.5 incounty
Annual snowfall27.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.95 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing166 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$169county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,451 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity34.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas35.9%county
Homes heated by propane26.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband85.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk5.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk20.8county
Hail risk53.6county
Earthquake risk4.1county
Tornado risk22.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk16.3county
Winter weather risk40.3county
Strong wind risk12.0county
Wildfire risk51.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clark County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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