Roslyn

Population: 174
Median household income: $44,375
Median home value: $77,100

Roslyn, a community in Day County, South Dakota, has 174 residents. At $44,375, its median household income sits below Day County's $62,270.

Between 2019 and 2023, Roslyn's population declined 19.8% from 217 to 174, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $55,000 to $77,100.

55.6% of workers drive to work alone. 74.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 174
Median age: 59.3 yrs
Median household income: $44,375
Median home value: $77,100
Median gross rent: $558
Housing units: 96
Homeownership rate: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

217174

Median household income

$55,313$44,375

Median home value

$55,000$77,100

Median gross rent

$710$558

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	217	$55,313	$55,000	$710
2020	221	$61,250	$66,300	$485
2021	177	$57,500	$69,300	$392
2022	183	$62,813	$81,300	$433
2023	174	$44,375	$77,100	$558

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7421.8%

75 and over23.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	6.9%
5 to 17	21	12.1%
18 to 24	5	2.9%
25 to 34	9	5.2%
35 to 44	14	8.0%
45 to 54	19	10.9%
55 to 64	15	8.6%
65 to 74	38	21.8%
75 and over	41	23.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	134	77.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	13.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.7%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's16.9%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	28.7%
High school graduate	52	38.2%
Some college or associate's	23	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	19	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone55.6%

Carpooled22.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30	55.6%
Carpooled	12	22.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	7.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	14.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	30.4%
15 to 29 min	11	23.9%
30 to 44 min	1	2.2%
45 to 59 min	10	21.7%
60+ min	10	21.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 9.1% (12 of 132)

	Count	Share
Family households	38	58.5%
Nonfamily households	27	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	65	67.7%
Vacant	31	32.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46	70.8%
Renter-occupied	19	29.2%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	71	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	19.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4656380
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.4966, -97.4927