Roscoe

Population: 294
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $74,400

Roscoe is a community in Edmunds County, South Dakota, home to 294 residents. At $42,500, its median household income sits below Edmunds County's $77,266.

Between 2019 and 2023, Roscoe's population declined 21.6% from 375 to 294, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $58,600 to $74,400.

Owners occupy 93.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 54.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 294
Median age: 54.0 yrs
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $74,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 179
Homeownership rate: 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

375294

Median household income

$56,875$42,500

Median home value

$58,600$74,400

Median gross rent

$535$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	375	$56,875	$58,600	$535
2020	344	$45,625	$62,900	$543
2021	354	$47,813	$63,500	$575
2022	329	$46,667	$64,300	$833
2023	294	$42,500	$74,400	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6421.1%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	6.8%
5 to 17	31	10.5%
18 to 24	11	3.7%
25 to 34	32	10.9%
35 to 44	25	8.5%
45 to 54	36	12.2%
55 to 64	62	21.1%
65 to 74	43	14.6%
75 and over	34	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	254	86.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	1.7%
Asian	3	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate51.3%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	8.2%
High school graduate	119	51.3%
Some college or associate's	50	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	29	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked18.5%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	88	71.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	18.5%
Bicycle	2	1.6%
Worked from home	11	8.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	53.1%
15 to 29 min	16	14.2%
30 to 44 min	16	14.2%
45 to 59 min	15	13.3%
60+ min	6	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 28.6% (84 of 294)

	Count	Share
Family households	69	46.6%
Nonfamily households	79	53.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	148	82.7%
Vacant	31	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	138	93.2%
Renter-occupied	10	6.8%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	170	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4655820
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.4501, -99.3367