Menno vs Parkston

A side-by-side comparison of Menno and Parkston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parkston has the higher population (1,981 vs 736 in Menno). Parkston has the higher median household income ($71,313 vs $61,250 in Menno). Parkston has the higher median home value ($145,500 vs $103,200 in Menno).

Population, income & housing

	Menno	Parkston
Population	736	1,981
Median age	45.7 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$71,313
Median home value	$103,200	$145,500
Median gross rent	$380	$725
Housing units	343	868
Homeownership rate	75.9%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Menno	Parkston
Population	740 → 736 (-0.5%)	1,653 → 1,981 (+19.8%)
Median household income	$37,279 → $61,250 (+64.3%)	$55,639 → $71,313 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$59,600 → $103,200 (+73.2%)	$104,300 → $145,500 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$414 → $380 (-8.2%)	$524 → $725 (+38.4%)

Menno

Population

740736

Median household income

$37,279$61,250

Median home value

$59,600$103,200

Median gross rent

$414$380

Parkston

Population

1,6531,981

Median household income

$55,639$71,313

Median home value

$104,300$145,500

Median gross rent

$524$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Menno	Parkston
Under 5	3.7%	8.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	7.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	15.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	10.6%
75 and over	17.8%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Menno	Parkston
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Menno	Parkston
No high school diploma	10.6%	7.7%
High school graduate	35.7%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Menno	Parkston
Drove alone	83.3%	82.4%
Carpooled	0.3%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.6%	3.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Menno	Parkston
1-unit, detached	83.4%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Menno	Parkston
Poverty rate	8.4%	8.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	1957	1961