Colome vs New Witten

A side-by-side comparison of Colome and New Witten: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Colome has the higher population (397 vs 66 in New Witten). Colome has the higher median household income ($44,167 vs $37,900 in New Witten). Since 2019, New Witten's population has grown faster (+8.2% vs -9.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Colome	New Witten
Population	397	66
Median age	27.4 yrs	67.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,167	$37,900
Median home value	$67,500	—
Median gross rent	$723	—
Housing units	198	63
Homeownership rate	36.7%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colome	New Witten
Population	437 → 397 (-9.2%)	61 → 66 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $44,167 (-12.8%)	$45,625 → $37,900 (-16.9%)
Median home value	$48,500 → $67,500 (+39.2%)	$47,500 → $55,800 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$548 → $723 (+31.9%)	—

Colome

Population

437397

Median household income

$50,625$44,167

Median home value

$48,500$67,500

Median gross rent

$548$723

New Witten

Population

6166

Median household income

$45,625$37,900

Median home value

$47,500$55,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colome	New Witten
Under 5	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.2%	4.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.6%
55 to 64	8.1%	18.2%
65 to 74	5.8%	60.6%
75 and over	8.3%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colome	New Witten
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.3%	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	2.8%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colome	New Witten
No high school diploma	18.7%	22.2%
High school graduate	45.3%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	16.0%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colome	New Witten
Drove alone	85.9%	25.0%
Carpooled	11.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	71.4%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colome	New Witten
1-unit, detached	60.6%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.7%	34.9%

Poverty & households

	Colome	New Witten
Poverty rate	38.6%	33.3%
Average household size	2.52	1.27
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1970	1965