Dell Rapids vs Garretson

A side-by-side comparison of Dell Rapids and Garretson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dell Rapids has the higher population (3,947 vs 1,166 in Garretson). Dell Rapids has the higher median household income ($101,250 vs $66,375 in Garretson). Dell Rapids has the higher median home value ($284,400 vs $197,400 in Garretson).

Population, income & housing

	Dell Rapids	Garretson
Population	3,947	1,166
Median age	39.7 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$101,250	$66,375
Median home value	$284,400	$197,400
Median gross rent	$919	$704
Housing units	1,663	585
Homeownership rate	81.1%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dell Rapids	Garretson
Population	3,660 → 3,947 (+7.8%)	1,263 → 1,166 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$71,162 → $101,250 (+42.3%)	$65,875 → $66,375 (+0.8%)
Median home value	$170,700 → $284,400 (+66.6%)	$152,000 → $197,400 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $919 (+7.4%)	$722 → $704 (-2.5%)

Dell Rapids

Population

3,6603,947

Median household income

$71,162$101,250

Median home value

$170,700$284,400

Median gross rent

$856$919

Garretson

Population

1,2631,166

Median household income

$65,875$66,375

Median home value

$152,000$197,400

Median gross rent

$722$704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dell Rapids	Garretson
Under 5	4.7%	7.8%
5 to 17	21.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	2.5%	5.7%
25 to 34	14.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.0%
75 and over	6.1%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dell Rapids	Garretson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	12.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dell Rapids	Garretson
No high school diploma	3.3%	5.9%
High school graduate	25.6%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dell Rapids	Garretson
Drove alone	86.8%	86.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dell Rapids	Garretson
1-unit, detached	78.0%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	23.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Dell Rapids	Garretson
Poverty rate	6.2%	3.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1990	1974