Beadle County, South Dakota

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,279
Median household income: $63,082
Median home value: $178,400

Beadle County, South Dakota counts 19,279 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $63,082 runs below the South Dakota figure of $72,421.

From 2019 to 2023, Beadle County's population grew 5.1% from 18,346 to 19,279, while its median household income rose 20.6% from $52,313 to $63,082.

77.8% of workers drive to work alone. 69.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,279
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,082
Median home value: $178,400
Median gross rent: $834
Housing units: 8,453
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,34619,279

Median household income

$52,313$63,082

Median home value

$109,700$178,400

Median gross rent

$619$834

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,346	$52,313	$109,700	$619
2020	18,338	$53,461	$120,900	$691
2021	18,959	$56,692	$119,700	$726
2022	19,089	$63,813	$152,100	$807
2023	19,279	$63,082	$178,400	$834

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,558	8.1%
5 to 17	3,924	20.4%
18 to 24	1,405	7.3%
25 to 34	2,252	11.7%
35 to 44	2,150	11.2%
45 to 54	1,985	10.3%
55 to 64	2,482	12.9%
65 to 74	1,940	10.1%
75 and over	1,583	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,277	68.9%
Black or African American	207	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	196	1.0%
Asian	1,726	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	242	1.3%
Some other race	67	0.3%
Two or more races	792	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,772	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,851	14.9%
High school graduate	3,850	31.1%
Some college or associate's	3,421	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,303	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	967	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,108	77.8%
Carpooled	887	9.7%
Public transit	14	0.2%
Walked	334	3.7%
Bicycle	19	0.2%
Worked from home	497	5.4%
Other means	275	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,575	64.5%
15 to 29 min	2,040	23.6%
30 to 44 min	515	6.0%
45 to 59 min	316	3.7%
60+ min	191	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 13.8% (2,609 of 18,915)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,702	62.8%
Nonfamily households	2,783	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,485	88.5%
Vacant	968	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,257	70.2%
Renter-occupied	2,228	29.8%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,847	69.2%
1-unit, attached	272	3.2%
2 to 4 units	575	6.8%
5 to 19 units	645	7.6%
20 or more units	504	6.0%
Mobile home & other	610	7.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 46005
State: South Dakota
Land area: 1,259 sq mi
Water area: 6.11 sq mi
Center point: 44.4183, -98.2794