Stanley County, South Dakota

Stanley County has a population of 3,015 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $203,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $87,712.

Home price
$203,500
Income
$87,712
Population
3,015
Unemployment
0.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$203,500county
Median gross rent$952county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198037.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,034county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$788county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,316county
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$87,712county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate5.1%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 home6.6%county
Unemployment rate0.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government35.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.7%county
Economic output per resident$61,737county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.32%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 time18.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service8.0 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14887county
Miles to nearest general aviation field28 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station248 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths99.5county
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 higher94.5%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment432county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible28.2%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution75 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians99county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.4%county
Frequent mental distress12.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.2%county

Place

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

Population3,015county
Land area in square miles1,444county
People per square mile of land2.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store33.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.4%county
Share of households that are one person34.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents168county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in114county
Households that moved away111county
Average income of arriving households$67,386county
Average income of departing households$54,856county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year11county
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 temperature48.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.2 incounty
Annual snowfall24.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing160 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days154 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢(statewide)
Household electricity use981 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity22.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.8%county
Homes heated by propane14.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband90.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk20.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.7county
Landslide risk29.8county
Hail risk10.7county
Earthquake risk4.0county
Tornado risk10.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk12.3county
Winter weather risk48.4county
Strong wind risk9.4county
Wildfire risk60.5county

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 Stanley 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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