Spink County, South Dakota

Spink County has a population of 6,219 and has shrunk 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $123,300, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $70,139.

Home price
$123,300
Income
$70,139
Population
6,219
Unemployment
1.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$123,300county
Median gross rent$734county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198070.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$929county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$777county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,114county
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$70,139county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate10.1%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 home14.7%county
Unemployment rate1.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.1%county
Share of workers employed by government18.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.5%county
Economic output per resident$88,290county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.28%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 time17.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport23705county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.7 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 station157 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths32.2county
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 higher28.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.7%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment1066county
Students per full-time teacher11.0county
Free lunch eligible25.6%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools4county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.4%county
Frequent mental distress12.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population6,219county
Land area in square miles1,503county
People per square mile of land4.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store45.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.5%county
Share of households that are one person35.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages4.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls70.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents393county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in88county
Households that moved away148county
Average income of arriving households$50,523county
Average income of departing households$63,027county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
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 temperature46.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.4 incounty
Annual snowfall21.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.98 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing168 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days148 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$226county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,609 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas35.4%county
Homes heated by propane22.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%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 risk25.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk38.7county
Landslide risk26.1county
Hail risk70.5county
Earthquake risk16.0county
Tornado risk34.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk21.9county
Winter weather risk63.3county
Strong wind risk16.2county
Wildfire risk66.5county

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 Spink 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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