Hecla vs Prairiewood Village

A side-by-side comparison of Hecla and Prairiewood Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Hecla and Prairiewood Village are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Prairiewood Village has the higher population (496 vs 204 in Hecla). Prairiewood Village has the higher median home value ($443,500 vs $47,100 in Hecla). Since 2019, Prairiewood Village's population has grown faster (+13.2% vs -18.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Hecla	Prairiewood Village
Population	204	496
Median age	64.5 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$118,681
Median home value	$47,100	$443,500
Housing units	200	149
Homeownership rate	95.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	68.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hecla	Prairiewood Village
Population	249 → 204 (-18.1%)	438 → 496 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $35,536 (-18.8%)	$139,125 → $118,681 (-14.7%)
Median home value	$48,800 → $47,100 (-3.5%)	$385,900 → $443,500 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $525 (+40.0%)	—

Hecla

Population

249204

Median household income

$43,750$35,536

Median home value

$48,800$47,100

Median gross rent

$375$525

Prairiewood Village

Population

438496

Median household income

$139,125$118,681

Median home value

$385,900$443,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hecla	Prairiewood Village
Under 5	0.0%	11.7%
5 to 17	2.9%	36.1%
18 to 24	3.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	1.0%	8.3%
35 to 44	21.1%	23.4%
45 to 54	6.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	17.2%	3.2%
65 to 74	40.2%	10.5%
75 and over	7.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hecla	Prairiewood Village
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	12.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hecla	Prairiewood Village
No high school diploma	5.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.8%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	60.2%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	55.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hecla	Prairiewood Village
Drove alone	34.8%	75.1%
Carpooled	9.8%	24.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	34.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hecla	Prairiewood Village
1-unit, detached	84.0%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	32.9%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hecla	Prairiewood Village
Poverty rate	9.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.63	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1956	1997