Gregory County, South Dakota

Gregory County has a population of 4,016 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $139,900, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $62,917.

Home price
$139,900
Income
$62,917
Population
4,016
Unemployment
2.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$139,900county
Median gross rent$614county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198068.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$929county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$749county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,242county
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$62,917county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate9.5%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 home8.0%county
Unemployment rate2.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed15.3%county
Share of workers employed by government13.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.0%county
Economic output per resident$59,192county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.02%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 time15.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service97 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14887county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.8 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 station185 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.9%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 higher22.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.5%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment755county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible43.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution68 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians101county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.3%county
Frequent mental distress13.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

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

Population4,016county
Land area in square miles1,015county
People per square mile of land4.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store23.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.6%county
Share of households that are one person37.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls82.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents576county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in45county
Households that moved away47county
Average income of arriving households$61,733county
Average income of departing households$36,723county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year19county
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 temperature49.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.3 incounty
Annual snowfall28.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.18 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing145 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days155 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 6county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$116county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh10.6¢county
Household electricity use1,092 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity46.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.6%county
Homes heated by propane39.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.9%county
Homes heated by wood4.8%county
Households with broadband82.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk15.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk57.5county
Landslide risk20.9county
Hail risk48.4county
Earthquake risk15.5county
Tornado risk29.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk9.3county
Winter weather risk65.3county
Strong wind risk16.4county
Wildfire risk70.0county

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 Gregory 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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