Seneca

Population: 26
Median household income: $40,750
Median home value: $28,500

Seneca is a community in Faulk County, South Dakota, home to 26 residents. At $40,750, its median household income sits below Faulk County's $58,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Seneca's population declined 35.0% from 40 to 26, while its median home value fell 25.2% from $38,100 to $28,500.

90.9% of workers drive to work alone. 100.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26
Median age: 62.8 yrs
Median household income: $40,750
Median home value: $28,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 30
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4026

Median household income

$43,438$40,750

Median home value

$38,100$28,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	40	$43,438	$38,100
2020	39	$43,438	$38,100
2021	41	$45,625	—
2022	42	$39,375	—
2023	26	$40,750	$28,500

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 443.8%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6469.2%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over19.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	1	3.8%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	18	69.2%
65 to 74	2	7.7%
75 and over	5	19.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate53.8%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	15.4%
High school graduate	14	53.8%
Some college or associate's	8	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone90.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10	90.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	9.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	27.3%
15 to 29 min	8	72.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.53
Poverty rate: 19.2% (5 of 26)

	Count	Share
Family households	6	35.3%
Nonfamily households	11	64.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17	56.7%
Vacant	13	43.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4658180
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.0608, -99.5092