Wagner

Population: 1,555
Median household income: $47,137
Median home value: $129,200

Wagner is a community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, home to 1,555 residents. At $47,137, its median household income sits below Charles Mix County's $64,850.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wagner's population grew 4.9% from 1,482 to 1,555, while its median home value rose 35.1% from $95,600 to $129,200.

Households average 2.79 people. The median gross rent is $711.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,555
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $47,137
Median home value: $129,200
Median gross rent: $711
Housing units: 622
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4821,555

Median household income

$39,760$47,137

Median home value

$95,600$129,200

Median gross rent

$515$711

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,482	$39,760	$95,600	$515
2020	1,566	$40,682	$106,000	$541
2021	1,533	$42,438	$112,800	$629
2022	1,621	$52,333	$126,300	$709
2023	1,555	$47,137	$129,200	$711

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	147	9.5%
5 to 17	296	19.0%
18 to 24	136	8.7%
25 to 34	135	8.7%
35 to 44	158	10.2%
45 to 54	106	6.8%
55 to 64	207	13.3%
65 to 74	158	10.2%
75 and over	212	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	756	48.6%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	548	35.2%
Asian	22	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.3%
Some other race	5	0.3%
Two or more races	108	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	107	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	12.4%
High school graduate	430	44.1%
Some college or associate's	233	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	131	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	61	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit1.2%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	492	80.9%
Carpooled	61	10.0%
Public transit	7	1.2%
Walked	36	5.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	2.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	404	67.8%
15 to 29 min	129	21.6%
30 to 44 min	27	4.5%
45 to 59 min	13	2.2%
60+ min	23	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 15.2% (221 of 1,454)

	Count	Share
Family households	256	49.1%
Nonfamily households	265	50.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	521	83.8%
Vacant	101	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	308	59.1%
Renter-occupied	213	40.9%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units15.0%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	441	70.9%
1-unit, attached	9	1.4%
2 to 4 units	23	3.7%
5 to 19 units	93	15.0%
20 or more units	40	6.4%
Mobile home & other	16	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4668020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.0769, -98.2914