Meckling

In Clay County, South Dakota.

Population: 64

Located in Clay County, South Dakota, Meckling is a community with a population of 64.

Between 2020 and 2023, Meckling's population grew 120.7% from 29 to 64.

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

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64
Median age: 61.5 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 32
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2964

Year	Population
2020	29
2021	11
2022	37
2023	64

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

Age distribution

Under 514.1%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4428.1%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7442.2%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	14.1%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	18	28.1%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	10	15.6%
65 to 74	27	42.2%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	64	100.0%
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)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.3%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	27.3%
High school graduate	18	32.7%
Some college or associate's	12	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10	18.2%

Commute to work

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	18	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	10	55.6%
15 to 29 min	8	44.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 64)

	Count	Share
Family households	22	68.8%
Nonfamily households	10	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22	68.8%
Renter-occupied	10	31.3%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32	100.0%
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	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4641700
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.8401, -97.0672