Grant County, South Dakota

Grant County has a population of 7,563 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $171,000, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $75,028.

Home price
$171,000
Income
$75,028
Population
7,563
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$171,000county
Median gross rent$763county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198065.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$929county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$708county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,292county
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$75,028county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate11.6%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 home11.0%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government9.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$109,877county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.91%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 time13.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 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 station116 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths13.2county
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 higher25.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.6%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1072county
Students per full-time teacher11.8county
Free lunch eligible34.4%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians80county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.8%county
Frequent mental distress12.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

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

Population7,563county
Land area in square miles681county
People per square mile of land11.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age44.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.4%county
Share of households that are one person32.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.5%county
Second languages10.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls71.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents278county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in142county
Households that moved away157county
Average income of arriving households$51,246county
Average income of departing households$75,045county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year20county
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 temperature44.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.2 incounty
Annual snowfall31.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F9 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing163 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days151 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$117county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use928 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.7%county
Homes heated by propane15.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband84.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk35.2county
Landslide risk36.3county
Hail risk53.3county
Earthquake risk6.3county
Tornado risk34.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk30.9county
Winter weather risk59.0county
Strong wind risk20.2county
Wildfire risk54.6county

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 Grant 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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