Walworth County, South Dakota

Walworth County has a population of 5,271 and has shrunk 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $136,600, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $65,026.

Home price
$136,600
Income
$65,026
Population
5,271
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$136,600county
Median gross rent$926county
Median year homes here were built1969county
Share of homes built before 198069.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$980county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$747county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,175county
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$65,026county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate14.9%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 home6.0%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.6%county
Share of workers employed by government18.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$60,576county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.31%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 time16.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service78 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14887county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station192 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%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 higher29.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.6%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment784county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible38.6%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians114county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.6%county
Frequent mental distress12.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

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

Population5,271county
Land area in square miles707county
People per square mile of land7.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age41.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.0%county
Share of households that are one person34.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls78.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents602county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in109county
Households that moved away115county
Average income of arriving households$60,037county
Average income of departing households$47,200county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year7county
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 temperature44.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.5 incounty
Annual snowfall14.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.99 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing172 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days149 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$122county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.6¢county
Household electricity use833 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity23.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas49.5%county
Homes heated by propane23.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.9%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband90.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk34.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk41.8county
Landslide risk4.2county
Hail risk63.5county
Earthquake risk7.0county
Tornado risk27.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk18.4county
Winter weather risk82.3county
Strong wind risk18.5county
Wildfire risk80.7county

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 Walworth 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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