Stratford

Population: 50
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $69,200

Stratford is a community in Brown County, South Dakota, home to 50 residents. The median household income of $73,750 is above the Brown County median ($70,239).

Between 2019 and 2023, Stratford's population declined 3.8% from 52 to 50, while its median home value rose 53.8% from $45,000 to $69,200.

100.0% of workers drive to work alone. 91.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50
Median age: 59.0 yrs
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $69,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 34
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5250

Median household income

$61,250$73,750

Median home value

$45,000$69,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	52	$61,250	$45,000
2020	42	$60,000	$50,000
2021	38	$51,250	—
2022	57	$68,750	$67,500
2023	50	$73,750	$69,200

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

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3426.0%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 542.0%

55 to 6428.0%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	10.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	2	4.0%
25 to 34	13	26.0%
35 to 44	3	6.0%
45 to 54	1	2.0%
55 to 64	14	28.0%
65 to 74	9	18.0%
75 and over	3	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	48	96.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate62.8%

Some college or associate's11.6%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	27	62.8%
Some college or associate's	5	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	9	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4	16.0%
15 to 29 min	11	44.0%
30 to 44 min	10	40.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 8.0% (4 of 50)

	Count	Share
Family households	17	68.0%
Nonfamily households	8	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25	73.5%
Vacant	9	26.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached91.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31	91.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	8.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4662020
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.3174, -98.3043