St. Onge vs Whitewood

A side-by-side comparison of St. Onge and Whitewood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Whitewood has the higher population (746 vs 46 in St. Onge). Since 2019, Whitewood's population has grown faster (-32.4% vs -58.9%).

Population, income & housing

	St. Onge	Whitewood
Population	46	746
Median age	—	43.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$67,250
Median home value	—	$214,200
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	46	306
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Onge	Whitewood
Population	112 → 46 (-58.9%)	1,104 → 746 (-32.4%)
Median household income	—	$55,250 → $67,250 (+21.7%)
Median home value	—	$114,400 → $214,200 (+87.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$744 → $925 (+24.3%)

St. Onge

Population

11246

Whitewood

Population

1,104746

Median household income

$55,250$67,250

Median home value

$114,400$214,200

Median gross rent

$744$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Onge	Whitewood
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	100.0%	20.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.3%
75 and over	0.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Onge	Whitewood
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Onge	Whitewood
No high school diploma	0.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	0.0%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	100.0%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Onge	Whitewood
Drove alone	100.0%	73.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Onge	Whitewood
1-unit, detached	100.0%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	28.1%

Poverty & households

	St. Onge	Whitewood
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.3%
Average household size	—	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	—	1976