Armour

Population: 647
Median household income: $64,250
Median home value: $93,300

Armour, a community in Douglas County, South Dakota, has 647 residents. At $64,250, its median household income sits below Douglas County's $78,125.

Between 2019 and 2023, Armour's population declined 12.4% from 739 to 647, while its median home value rose 5.9% from $88,100 to $93,300.

The median gross rent is $867. 26.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 647
Median age: 55.0 yrs
Median household income: $64,250
Median home value: $93,300
Median gross rent: $867
Housing units: 351
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

739647

Median household income

$46,477$64,250

Median home value

$88,100$93,300

Median gross rent

$485$867

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	739	$46,477	$88,100	$485
2020	653	$50,208	$82,700	$530
2021	719	$54,583	$78,200	$633
2022	642	$60,341	$97,300	$813
2023	647	$64,250	$93,300	$867

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over16.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	54	8.3%
5 to 17	83	12.8%
18 to 24	18	2.8%
25 to 34	62	9.6%
35 to 44	60	9.3%
45 to 54	47	7.3%
55 to 64	130	20.1%
65 to 74	84	13.0%
75 and over	109	16.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	540	83.5%
Black or African American	42	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	1.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.2%
Two or more races	7	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	8.9%
High school graduate	152	30.9%
Some college or associate's	165	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	95	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	36	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked8.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	236	76.6%
Carpooled	29	9.4%
Public transit	1	0.3%
Walked	26	8.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	3.6%
Other means	5	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	146	49.2%
15 to 29 min	71	23.9%
30 to 44 min	24	8.1%
45 to 59 min	28	9.4%
60+ min	28	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 16.3% (98 of 600)

	Count	Share
Family households	188	62.5%
Nonfamily households	113	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	301	85.8%
Vacant	50	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	247	82.1%
Renter-occupied	54	17.9%

1-unit, detached86.6%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	304	86.6%
1-unit, attached	7	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1	0.3%
5 to 19 units	20	5.7%
20 or more units	6	1.7%
Mobile home & other	13	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4602260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.3193, -98.3441