Jerauld County, South Dakota

Jerauld County has a population of 1,772 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $150,800, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $73,750.

Home price
$150,800
Income
$73,750
Population
1,772
Unemployment
1.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$150,800county
Median gross rent$632county
Median year homes here were built1958county
Share of homes built before 198069.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$948county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$722county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,206county
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$73,750county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate8.3%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 home19.8%county
Unemployment rate1.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.2%county
Share of workers employed by government16.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$96,972county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.84%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 time15.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service89 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14134county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.0 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 station211 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%county
Traffic deaths56.4county
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 higher21.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.6%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment296county
Students per full-time teacher11.8county
Free lunch eligible31.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution37 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians85(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.4%county
Frequent mental distress12.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population1,772county
Land area in square miles526county
People per square mile of land3.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store48.0%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-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age46.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over30.8%county
Share of households that are one person34.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.4%county
Second languages3.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents601county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in32county
Households that moved away26county
Average income of arriving households$57,125county
Average income of departing households$39,538county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
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 temperature47.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.5 incounty
Annual snowfall26.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing165 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days163 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
Average first fall frostOct 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$201county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.6¢county
Household electricity use1,474 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity34.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.7%county
Homes heated by propane56.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband86.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk8.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk63.3county
Landslide risk30.3county
Hail risk47.2county
Earthquake risk10.0county
Tornado risk21.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk7.6county
Winter weather risk40.5county
Strong wind risk13.2county
Wildfire risk72.7county

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 Jerauld 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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