Roberts County, South Dakota

Roberts County has a population of 10,221 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $154,500, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $65,130.

Home price
$154,500
Income
$65,130
Population
10,221
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$154,500county
Median gross rent$658county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198061.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$929county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$799county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,234county
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$65,130county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate15.7%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 home9.0%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.4%county
Share of workers employed by government24.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$55,081county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.97%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 time16.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14134county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.4 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 station88 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths19.6county
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 higher18.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment1616county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible57.4%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
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 institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance18.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

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

Population10,221county
Land area in square miles1,101county
People per square mile of land9.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1828.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages5.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents389county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in196county
Households that moved away198county
Average income of arriving households$58,985county
Average income of departing households$44,389county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year29county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate362(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature44.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.1 incounty
Annual snowfall35.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing163 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days150 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$117county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use928 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity39.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.4%county
Homes heated by propane48.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband83.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk38.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk58.1county
Hail risk67.9county
Earthquake risk8.8county
Tornado risk50.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk37.2county
Winter weather risk88.0county
Strong wind risk57.7county
Wildfire risk74.0county

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 Roberts 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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