Marshall County, South Dakota

Marshall County has a population of 4,344 and has grown 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $156,500, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $78,156.

Home price
$156,500
Income
$78,156
Population
4,344
Unemployment
0.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$156,500county
Median gross rent$752county
Median year homes here were built1970county
Share of homes built before 198067.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant32.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use17.7%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$1,281county
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$78,156county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate6.1%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 home4.9%county
Unemployment rate0.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.8%county
Share of workers employed by government11.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.2%county
Economic output per resident$104,455county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.87%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 time16.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service44 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport23705county
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 station87 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.3%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 higher25.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.4%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment726county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Free lunch eligible31.2%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
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 insurance3.9%county
Frequent mental distress12.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

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

Population4,344county
Land area in square miles838county
People per square mile of land5.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store49.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age42.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.2%county
Share of households that are one person32.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls69.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents418county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in59county
Households that moved away91county
Average income of arriving households$55,458county
Average income of departing households$55,901county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year11county
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 temperature43.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.7 incounty
Annual snowfall38.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing170 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days156 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$113county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.3¢county
Household electricity use1,023 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.0%county
Homes heated by propane47.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil11.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband89.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk10.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk48.6county
Hail risk71.9county
Earthquake risk8.1county
Tornado risk32.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk16.4county
Winter weather risk80.0county
Strong wind risk46.5county
Wildfire risk76.6county

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 Marshall 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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