Clark

Population: 1,181
Median household income: $49,464
Median home value: $125,700

Clark is a community in Clark County, South Dakota, home to 1,181 residents. At $49,464, its median household income sits below Clark County's $62,885.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clark's population declined 13.8% from 1,370 to 1,181, while its median home value rose 57.5% from $79,800 to $125,700.

12.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,181
Median age: 55.1 yrs
Median household income: $49,464
Median home value: $125,700
Median gross rent: $738
Housing units: 574
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3701,181

Median household income

$36,979$49,464

Median home value

$79,800$125,700

Median gross rent

$530$738

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,370	$36,979	$79,800	$530
2020	1,233	$40,219	$79,300	$592
2021	1,152	$41,667	$76,400	$563
2022	1,206	$47,305	$113,500	$741
2023	1,181	$49,464	$125,700	$738

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7416.7%

75 and over18.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	2.5%
5 to 17	145	12.3%
18 to 24	52	4.4%
25 to 34	122	10.3%
35 to 44	111	9.4%
45 to 54	126	10.7%
55 to 64	182	15.4%
65 to 74	197	16.7%
75 and over	216	18.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,050	88.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.5%
Two or more races	9	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	114	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate48.2%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	8.9%
High school graduate	460	48.2%
Some college or associate's	288	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	96	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	405	76.9%
Carpooled	70	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	4.0%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	288	56.9%
15 to 29 min	109	21.5%
30 to 44 min	73	14.4%
45 to 59 min	17	3.4%
60+ min	19	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 11.5% (128 of 1,114)

	Count	Share
Family households	259	52.3%
Nonfamily households	236	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	495	86.2%
Vacant	79	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	392	79.2%
Renter-occupied	103	20.8%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	453	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17	3.0%
5 to 19 units	40	7.0%
20 or more units	17	3.0%
Mobile home & other	47	8.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4612180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.8809, -97.7348