Elk Point vs Richland

A side-by-side comparison of Elk Point and Richland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elk Point has the higher population (2,391 vs 168 in Richland). Elk Point has the higher median household income ($83,250 vs $53,295 in Richland). Elk Point has the higher median home value ($228,400 vs $206,800 in Richland).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Point	Richland
Population	2,391	168
Median age	33.9 yrs	22.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,250	$53,295
Median home value	$228,400	$206,800
Median gross rent	$801	—
Housing units	935	43
Homeownership rate	74.7%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Point	Richland
Population	2,176 → 2,391 (+9.9%)	164 → 168 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$64,000 → $83,250 (+30.1%)	$36,000 → $53,295 (+48.0%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $228,400 (+51.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$822 → $801 (-2.6%)	—

Elk Point

Population

2,1762,391

Median household income

$64,000$83,250

Median home value

$151,300$228,400

Median gross rent

$822$801

Richland

Population

164168

Median household income

$36,000$53,295

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Point	Richland
Under 5	9.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.7%	26.8%
18 to 24	4.6%	25.6%
25 to 34	17.0%	4.2%
35 to 44	16.7%	15.5%
45 to 54	8.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	7.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.9%
75 and over	9.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Point	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Point	Richland
No high school diploma	4.6%	22.5%
High school graduate	25.1%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Point	Richland
Drove alone	85.2%	83.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	16.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Point	Richland
1-unit, detached	77.2%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	25.6%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elk Point	Richland
Poverty rate	7.2%	19.6%
Average household size	2.61	3.91
Mean commute (minutes)	21	34
Median year structure built	1980	1973