Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Oglala Lakota County has a population of 13,491 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $52,900, about 1.3 times the county's median household income of $41,417.

Home price
$52,900
Income
$41,417
Population
13,491
Unemployment
16.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$52,900county
Median gross rent$584county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198041.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile28.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented48.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%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$1,282county
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$41,417county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate57.6%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 home3.8%county
Unemployment rate16.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force33.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.1%county
Share of workers employed by government67.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry52.3%county
Economic output per resident$32,076county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.38%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 time13.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service66 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport418183county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 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 station214 micounty
Households without a vehicle22.5%county
Traffic deaths51.9county
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 higher11.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher74.4%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1613county
Students per full-time teacher11.9county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance44.6%county
Frequent mental distress23.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.0%county

Place

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

Population13,491county
Land area in square miles2,094county
People per square mile of land6.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract41.9%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age28.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1835.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over7.5%county
Share of households that are one person15.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.2%county
Second languages14.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents176county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-13county
Households that moved in139county
Households that moved away185county
Average income of arriving households$40,496county
Average income of departing households$31,443county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year5,305(statewide)
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 temperature49.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.1 incounty
Annual snowfall38.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.38 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F43 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing151 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days142 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 11county
Average first fall frostSep 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,109 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity26.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.0%county
Homes heated by propane52.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood7.8%county
Households with broadband70.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk19.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk40.5county
Landslide risk61.2county
Hail risk57.2county
Earthquake risk25.4county
Tornado risk40.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk33.1county
Winter weather risk66.0county
Strong wind risk89.6county
Wildfire risk96.9county

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 Oglala Lakota County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

Similar counties in South Dakota

Compare Oglala Lakota with anywhere else

Put this county side by side with any other in the country, or weight the factors that matter to you and rank all 50 states.

Open Oglala Lakota in the map