Deuel County, South Dakota

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 4,318
Median household income: $79,556
Median home value: $180,100

Deuel County, South Dakota counts 4,318 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $79,556 runs above the South Dakota figure of $72,421.

Between 2019 and 2023, Deuel County's population held roughly steady from 4,318 to 4,318, while its median household income rose 21.6% from $65,437 to $79,556.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.8% of the population. 75.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,318
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $79,556
Median home value: $180,100
Median gross rent: $668
Housing units: 2,147
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3184,318

Median household income

$65,437$79,556

Median home value

$133,500$180,100

Median gross rent

$629$668

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,318	$65,437	$133,500	$629
2020	4,309	$67,396	$120,300	$670
2021	4,283	$70,808	$151,500	$619
2022	4,298	$76,997	$178,100	$628
2023	4,318	$79,556	$180,100	$668

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	255	5.9%
5 to 17	793	18.4%
18 to 24	329	7.6%
25 to 34	421	9.7%
35 to 44	498	11.5%
45 to 54	457	10.6%
55 to 64	619	14.3%
65 to 74	554	12.8%
75 and over	392	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,052	93.8%
Black or African American	15	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	7	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	101	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	139	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate36.5%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	189	6.4%
High school graduate	1,073	36.5%
Some college or associate's	969	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	546	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	164	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,583	75.5%
Carpooled	230	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	54	2.6%
Bicycle	12	0.6%
Worked from home	191	9.1%
Other means	27	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	693	36.4%
15 to 29 min	460	24.1%
30 to 44 min	484	25.4%
45 to 59 min	150	7.9%
60+ min	119	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 6.7% (288 of 4,271)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,144	63.6%
Nonfamily households	656	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,800	83.8%
Vacant	347	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,451	80.6%
Renter-occupied	349	19.4%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,848	86.1%
1-unit, attached	5	0.2%
2 to 4 units	101	4.7%
5 to 19 units	112	5.2%
20 or more units	8	0.4%
Mobile home & other	73	3.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 46039
State: South Dakota
Land area: 623 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 44.7563, -96.6902