Castlewood vs Lake Norden

A side-by-side comparison of Castlewood and Lake Norden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake Norden has the higher population (769 vs 756 in Castlewood). Castlewood has the higher median household income ($87,768 vs $71,923 in Lake Norden). Lake Norden has the higher median home value ($201,400 vs $178,600 in Castlewood).

Population, income & housing

	Castlewood	Lake Norden
Population	756	769
Median age	36.9 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$87,768	$71,923
Median home value	$178,600	$201,400
Median gross rent	$1,028	$956
Housing units	285	272
Homeownership rate	83.8%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castlewood	Lake Norden
Population	619 → 756 (+22.1%)	502 → 769 (+53.2%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $87,768 (+32.5%)	$64,423 → $71,923 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$141,500 → $178,600 (+26.2%)	$108,900 → $201,400 (+84.9%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $1,028 (+68.5%)	$720 → $956 (+32.8%)

Castlewood

Population

619756

Median household income

$66,250$87,768

Median home value

$141,500$178,600

Median gross rent

$610$1,028

Lake Norden

Population

502769

Median household income

$64,423$71,923

Median home value

$108,900$201,400

Median gross rent

$720$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castlewood	Lake Norden
Under 5	8.5%	11.4%
5 to 17	24.7%	23.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	16.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	7.5%
35 to 44	16.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	5.6%
55 to 64	11.9%	6.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.5%
75 and over	5.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castlewood	Lake Norden
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castlewood	Lake Norden
No high school diploma	2.1%	11.5%
High school graduate	34.9%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castlewood	Lake Norden
Drove alone	83.7%	70.9%
Carpooled	12.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	17.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castlewood	Lake Norden
1-unit, detached	84.6%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Castlewood	Lake Norden
Poverty rate	3.0%	4.8%
Average household size	2.73	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1973	1963