Wolsey

Population: 666
Median household income: $56,833
Median home value: $88,000

Wolsey, a community in Beadle County, South Dakota, has 666 residents. The median household income of $56,833 is below the Beadle County median ($63,082).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wolsey's population grew 46.1% from 456 to 666, while its median home value rose 3.2% from $85,300 to $88,000.

Owners occupy 72.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 666
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,833
Median home value: $88,000
Median gross rent: $713
Housing units: 243
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

456666

Median household income

$47,794$56,833

Median home value

$85,300$88,000

Median gross rent

$575$713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	456	$47,794	$85,300	$575
2020	638	$44,875	$79,600	$581
2021	621	$46,563	$76,700	$589
2022	745	$54,911	$90,200	$655
2023	666	$56,833	$88,000	$713

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	7.8%
5 to 17	160	24.0%
18 to 24	76	11.4%
25 to 34	45	6.8%
35 to 44	109	16.4%
45 to 54	41	6.2%
55 to 64	60	9.0%
65 to 74	85	12.8%
75 and over	38	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	525	78.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	124	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.3%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	23.3%
High school graduate	105	27.8%
Some college or associate's	108	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	70	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	247	80.7%
Carpooled	22	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	10.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	111	36.9%
15 to 29 min	158	52.5%
30 to 44 min	19	6.3%
45 to 59 min	4	1.3%
60+ min	9	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 7.1% (47 of 666)

	Count	Share
Family households	132	55.9%
Nonfamily households	104	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	236	97.1%
Vacant	7	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	170	72.0%
Renter-occupied	66	28.0%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	195	80.2%
1-unit, attached	2	0.8%
2 to 4 units	30	12.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4672540
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 44.4108, -98.4739