Davison County, South Dakota

Davison County has a population of 19,952 and has grown 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $205,800, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $66,208.

Home price
$205,800
Income
$66,208
Population
19,952
Unemployment
0.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$205,800county
Median gross rent$847county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198064.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$983county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$936county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$713county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,302county
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$66,208county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%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 home8.9%county
Unemployment rate0.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.5%county
Share of workers employed by government14.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.9%county
Economic output per resident$86,440county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.23%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 time14.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service65 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport701353county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.7 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 station201 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%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 higher22.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3137county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible37.6%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians81county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.0%county
Frequent mental distress14.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.1%county

Place

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

Population19,952county
Land area in square miles436county
People per square mile of land45.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store37.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract25.3%county
Population change since 2020+0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.8%county
Share of households that are one person37.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents180county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in540county
Households that moved away594county
Average income of arriving households$50,096county
Average income of departing households$54,387county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year53county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings24.5%county
Violent crime rate362(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature48.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.0 incounty
Annual snowfall24.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing164 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days163 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 30county
Average first fall frostOct 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,188 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.4%county
Homes heated by propane10.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband86.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk35.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk66.6county
Landslide risk27.2county
Hail risk66.2county
Earthquake risk28.4county
Tornado risk75.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk25.5county
Winter weather risk87.5county
Strong wind risk64.6county
Wildfire risk68.4county

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 Davison 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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