Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Minnehaha County has a population of 203,289 and has grown 7.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $287,600, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $76,880.

Home price
$287,600
Income
$76,880
Population
203,289
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$287,600county
Median gross rent$978county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198041.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,291county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,156county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$986county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,586county
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$76,880county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate8.8%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 home11.1%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force74.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government10.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.8%county
Economic output per resident$110,421county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.14%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 time17.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service1.7 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport701353county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station165 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.6%county
Traffic deaths19.2county
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 higher35.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.7%county
Public schools in the county69county
Public school enrollment34852county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible41.7%county
Elementary schools37county
Middle schools14county
High schools13county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above4county
Share of local colleges that are public16.7%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians102county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county6county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter6.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.2%county
Frequent mental distress12.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.0%county

Place

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

Population203,289county
Land area in square miles807county
People per square mile of land252.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores34county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.2%county
Population change since 2020+7.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age36.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.9%county
Share of households that are one person33.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.6%county
Second languages10.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents128county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in7,181county
Households that moved away6,582county
Average income of arriving households$69,907county
Average income of departing households$67,361county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes23county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,044county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings52.7%county
Violent crime rate362(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.4 incounty
Annual snowfall31.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.01 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing150 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days159 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 29county
Average first fall frostOct 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,128 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity28.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas64.2%county
Homes heated by propane4.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk85.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk73.4county
Landslide risk52.2county
Hail risk92.5county
Earthquake risk37.2county
Tornado risk98.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk87.2county
Winter weather risk96.3county
Strong wind risk91.1county
Wildfire risk71.3county

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 Minnehaha 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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