Spring Creek vs St. Francis

A side-by-side comparison of Spring Creek and St. Francis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Francis has the higher population (631 vs 337 in Spring Creek). St. Francis has the higher median household income ($45,417 vs $40,278 in Spring Creek). Since 2019, Spring Creek's population has grown faster (+23.9% vs -3.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Spring Creek	St. Francis
Population	337	631
Median age	26.9 yrs	25.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,278	$45,417
Median gross rent	—	$572
Housing units	91	208
Homeownership rate	54.9%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	57.7%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Spring Creek	St. Francis
Population	272 → 337 (+23.9%)	654 → 631 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$35,885 → $40,278 (+12.2%)	$15,833 → $45,417 (+186.9%)
Median home value	$30,900 → $23,400 (-24.3%)	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$442 → $572 (+29.4%)

Spring Creek

Population

272337

Median household income

$35,885$40,278

Median home value

$30,900$23,400

St. Francis

Population

654631

Median household income

$15,833$45,417

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Median gross rent

$442$572

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Spring Creek	St. Francis
Under 5	9.2%	8.9%
5 to 17	9.5%	34.2%
18 to 24	26.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	24.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	20.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	7.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	6.5%
65 to 74	3.3%	3.2%
75 and over	2.7%	0.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Spring Creek	St. Francis
White (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	1.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96.7%	70.0%
Asian	0.0%	28.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Spring Creek	St. Francis
No high school diploma	42.4%	13.5%
High school graduate	35.3%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	21.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Spring Creek	St. Francis
Drove alone	69.2%	58.9%
Carpooled	30.8%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	23.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Spring Creek	St. Francis
1-unit, detached	90.1%	55.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Spring Creek	St. Francis
Poverty rate	72.4%	41.5%
Average household size	4.11	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	11	13
Median year structure built	1991	1977