Sully County, South Dakota

Sully County has a population of 1,526 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $205,400, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $72,578.

Home price
$205,400
Income
$72,578
Population
1,526
Unemployment
0.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$205,400county
Median gross rent$842county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant31.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$948county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$722county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,206county
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$72,578county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate6.3%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 home13.4%county
Unemployment rate0.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.9%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.9%county
Economic output per resident$71,067county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.83%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 time19.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14887county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.7 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 station221 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.4%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher24.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.1%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment216county
Students per full-time teacher8.6county
Free lunch eligible24.1%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution96 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians85(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Frequent mental distress12.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.0%county

Place

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

Population1,526county
Land area in square miles1,007county
People per square mile of land1.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store54.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age46.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.1%county
Share of households that are one person34.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.8%county
Second languages5.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents415county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in32county
Households that moved away25county
Average income of arriving households$104,344county
Average income of departing households$118,000county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year9county
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 temperature46.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.8 incounty
Annual snowfall13.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.09 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing168 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days141 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 12county
Average first fall frostSep 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$246county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use1,609 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity43.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas28.3%county
Homes heated by propane23.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband79.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk14.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.9county
Landslide risk7.0county
Hail risk34.7county
Earthquake risk6.8county
Tornado risk14.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk7.5county
Winter weather risk50.1county
Strong wind risk8.9county
Wildfire risk70.6county

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 Sully 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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