Turner County, South Dakota

Turner County has a population of 8,882 and has grown 7.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $222,900, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $75,771.

Home price
$222,900
Income
$75,771
Population
8,882
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$222,900county
Median gross rent$742county
Median year homes here were built1962county
Share of homes built before 198069.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,156county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$986county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,586county
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$75,771county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate9.3%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 home7.0%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$68,978county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.98%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 time25.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport701353county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 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 station154 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.9%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 higher27.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.0%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment1459county
Students per full-time teacher13.3county
Free lunch eligible27.1%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools5county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians85(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.0%county
Frequent mental distress12.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.1%county

Place

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

Population8,882county
Land area in square miles617county
People per square mile of land14.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person30.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages3.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents438county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in222county
Households that moved away216county
Average income of arriving households$66,140county
Average income of departing households$54,727county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year16county
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 temperature48.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation25.0 incounty
Annual snowfall32.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.03 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing148 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5a(statewide)
Frost-free days150 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$127county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,015 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas29.0%county
Homes heated by propane27.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.9%county
Homes heated by wood2.7%county
Households with broadband88.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk26.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk77.9county
Landslide risk27.3county
Hail risk67.3county
Earthquake risk16.1county
Tornado risk64.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk19.3county
Winter weather risk72.0county
Strong wind risk26.8county
Wildfire risk46.0county

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 Turner 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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