Gary

Population: 227
Median household income: $49,375
Median home value: $72,500

Gary is a community in Deuel County, South Dakota, home to 227 residents. Its median household income of $49,375 runs below the Deuel County figure of $79,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Gary's population declined 23.6% from 297 to 227, while its median home value rose 45.0% from $50,000 to $72,500.

The median resident is 60.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 20.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 227
Median age: 60.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,375
Median home value: $72,500
Median gross rent: $479
Housing units: 148
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

297227

Median household income

$48,750$49,375

Median home value

$50,000$72,500

Median gross rent

$436$479

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	297	$48,750	$50,000	$436
2020	284	$46,111	$51,900	$392
2021	241	$44,375	$53,600	$446
2022	249	$49,688	$60,000	$446
2023	227	$49,375	$72,500	$479

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 177.0%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 544.4%

55 to 6420.7%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over17.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	4.8%
5 to 17	16	7.0%
18 to 24	15	6.6%
25 to 34	30	13.2%
35 to 44	14	6.2%
45 to 54	10	4.4%
55 to 64	47	20.7%
65 to 74	44	19.4%
75 and over	40	17.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	211	93.0%
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	8	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate49.7%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	10.8%
High school graduate	92	49.7%
Some college or associate's	56	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	10	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71	74.7%
Carpooled	12	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	6.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	5.3%
Other means	1	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	32.2%
15 to 29 min	36	40.0%
30 to 44 min	11	12.2%
45 to 59 min	7	7.8%
60+ min	7	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.72
Poverty rate: 8.8% (20 of 227)

	Count	Share
Family households	50	37.9%
Nonfamily households	82	62.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	132	89.2%
Vacant	16	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	102	77.3%
Renter-occupied	30	22.7%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	127	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	4.1%
5 to 19 units	13	8.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4623860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.7942, -96.4571