Colton vs Humboldt

A side-by-side comparison of Colton and Humboldt: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Colton has the higher population (802 vs 674 in Humboldt). Humboldt has the higher median household income ($97,292 vs $82,639 in Colton). Humboldt has the higher median home value ($209,200 vs $186,000 in Colton).

Population, income & housing

	Colton	Humboldt
Population	802	674
Median age	37.1 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,639	$97,292
Median home value	$186,000	$209,200
Median gross rent	$739	$713
Housing units	385	240
Homeownership rate	71.5%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colton	Humboldt
Population	762 → 802 (+5.2%)	686 → 674 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$63,077 → $82,639 (+31.0%)	$66,979 → $97,292 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $186,000 (+53.6%)	$123,800 → $209,200 (+69.0%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $739 (-2.0%)	$684 → $713 (+4.2%)

Colton

Population

762802

Median household income

$63,077$82,639

Median home value

$121,100$186,000

Median gross rent

$754$739

Humboldt

Population

686674

Median household income

$66,979$97,292

Median home value

$123,800$209,200

Median gross rent

$684$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colton	Humboldt
Under 5	6.4%	11.9%
5 to 17	25.4%	22.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.5%	22.4%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.9%	6.8%
65 to 74	11.3%	7.1%
75 and over	5.4%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colton	Humboldt
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	84.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colton	Humboldt
No high school diploma	2.7%	2.2%
High school graduate	40.7%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colton	Humboldt
Drove alone	84.5%	73.3%
Carpooled	5.7%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	12.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colton	Humboldt
1-unit, detached	76.9%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	5.4%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colton	Humboldt
Poverty rate	13.3%	0.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1966	1958