Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Kingsbury County has a population of 5,244 and has grown 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $169,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $74,000.

Home price
$169,500
Income
$74,000
Population
5,244
Unemployment
1.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$169,500county
Median gross rent$685county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198063.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$951county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$725county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,140county
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$74,000county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate10.6%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 home8.5%county
Unemployment rate1.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.5%county
Share of workers employed by government12.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.0%county
Economic output per resident$70,558county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.01%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 service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14134county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.3 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 station176 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths57.2county
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 higher23.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.7%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment1061county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible29.5%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools4county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.3%county
Frequent mental distress12.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.8%county

Place

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

Population5,244county
Land area in square miles832county
People per square mile of land6.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store33.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.1%county
Share of households that are one person31.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages2.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls81.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents424county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in130county
Households that moved away138county
Average income of arriving households$74,300county
Average income of departing households$57,572county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
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 temperature46.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.8 incounty
Annual snowfall34.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.95 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F9 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing164 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days154 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 6county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,131 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.5%county
Homes heated by propane26.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk9.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk50.1county
Landslide risk13.7county
Hail risk61.8county
Earthquake risk12.1county
Tornado risk34.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk21.9county
Winter weather risk48.2county
Strong wind risk19.2county
Wildfire risk54.7county

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 Kingsbury 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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