Moody County, South Dakota

Moody County has a population of 6,397 and has grown 4.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $226,500, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $78,427.

Home price
$226,500
Income
$78,427
Population
6,397
Unemployment
2.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$226,500county
Median gross rent$758county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198059.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%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$1,243county
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$78,427county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate11.6%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 home9.5%county
Unemployment rate2.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.4%county
Share of workers employed by government20.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.8%county
Economic output per resident$75,940county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.10%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 time19.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport701353county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.6 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 station163 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.9%county
Traffic deaths78.2county
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 higher30.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.1%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1044county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible41.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.0%county
Frequent mental distress13.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.0%county

Place

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

Population6,397county
Land area in square miles519county
People per square mile of land12.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents7county
Median age40.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person26.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages7.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents331county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in132county
Households that moved away134county
Average income of arriving households$56,136county
Average income of departing households$53,507county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year21county
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 temperature46.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.4 incounty
Annual snowfall16.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.95 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing156 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days146 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$112county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,023 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity26.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas29.5%county
Homes heated by propane33.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband88.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk26.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk62.5county
Landslide risk23.8county
Hail risk70.8county
Earthquake risk12.5county
Tornado risk62.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk34.6county
Winter weather risk77.3county
Strong wind risk44.9county
Wildfire risk54.0county

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 Moody 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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