Rosholt vs Sisseton

A side-by-side comparison of Rosholt and Sisseton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sisseton has the higher population (2,593 vs 430 in Rosholt). Rosholt has the higher median household income ($62,375 vs $44,477 in Sisseton). Rosholt has the higher median home value ($115,800 vs $111,900 in Sisseton).

Population, income & housing

	Rosholt	Sisseton
Population	430	2,593
Median age	40.0 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,375	$44,477
Median home value	$115,800	$111,900
Median gross rent	$867	$600
Housing units	199	1,122
Homeownership rate	76.3%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rosholt	Sisseton
Population	456 → 430 (-5.7%)	2,468 → 2,593 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $62,375 (+4.0%)	$38,679 → $44,477 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $115,800 (+15.8%)	$87,200 → $111,900 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $867 (+15.6%)	$595 → $600 (+0.8%)

Rosholt

Population

456430

Median household income

$60,000$62,375

Median home value

$100,000$115,800

Median gross rent

$750$867

Sisseton

Population

2,4682,593

Median household income

$38,679$44,477

Median home value

$87,200$111,900

Median gross rent

$595$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rosholt	Sisseton
Under 5	8.1%	9.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	9.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.2%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.5%	9.1%
55 to 64	16.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.1%
75 and over	7.0%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rosholt	Sisseton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	41.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.5%	51.4%
Asian	2.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rosholt	Sisseton
No high school diploma	1.4%	11.6%
High school graduate	33.1%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rosholt	Sisseton
Drove alone	74.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	6.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	4.9%
Other means	1.4%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rosholt	Sisseton
1-unit, detached	82.9%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Rosholt	Sisseton
Poverty rate	13.3%	22.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	19	11
Median year structure built	1969	1961