Timber Lake

Population: 677
Median household income: $58,000
Median home value: $83,600

Timber Lake is a community in Dewey County, South Dakota, home to 677 residents. The median household income of $58,000 is in line with the Dewey County median ($57,928).

From 2019 to 2023, Timber Lake's population grew 13.2% from 598 to 677, while its median home value rose 44.9% from $57,700 to $83,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 46.5% of the population. 75.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 677
Median age: 27.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,000
Median home value: $83,600
Median gross rent: $567
Housing units: 283
Homeownership rate: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

598677

Median household income

$49,250$58,000

Median home value

$57,700$83,600

Median gross rent

$569$567

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	598	$49,250	$57,700	$569
2020	669	$51,042	$71,100	$584
2021	579	$51,250	$68,500	$544
2022	627	$56,389	$81,300	$500
2023	677	$58,000	$83,600	$567

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

Age distribution

Under 515.2%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4419.2%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 645.0%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	103	15.2%
5 to 17	137	20.2%
18 to 24	69	10.2%
25 to 34	104	15.4%
35 to 44	130	19.2%
45 to 54	41	6.1%
55 to 64	34	5.0%
65 to 74	36	5.3%
75 and over	23	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	315	46.5%
Black or African American	6	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	299	44.2%
Asian	3	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	6.8%
High school graduate	125	34.0%
Some college or associate's	130	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	39	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	49	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked6.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	207	75.5%
Carpooled	14	5.1%
Public transit	3	1.1%
Walked	18	6.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	11.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	136	56.2%
15 to 29 min	27	11.2%
30 to 44 min	23	9.5%
45 to 59 min	37	15.3%
60+ min	19	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 18.1% (117 of 648)

	Count	Share
Family households	158	64.2%
Nonfamily households	88	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	246	86.9%
Vacant	37	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	149	60.6%
Renter-occupied	97	39.4%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units17.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	199	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	48	17.0%
20 or more units	1	0.4%
Mobile home & other	35	12.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4663620
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.4294, -101.0714