Milbank

Population: 3,513
Median household income: $58,462
Median home value: $161,300

Milbank is a community in Grant County, South Dakota, home to 3,513 residents. Its median household income of $58,462 runs below the Grant County figure of $73,818.

Between 2019 and 2023, Milbank's population grew 11.0% from 3,166 to 3,513, while its median home value rose 23.5% from $130,600 to $161,300.

66.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,513
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,462
Median home value: $161,300
Median gross rent: $480
Housing units: 1,622
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1663,513

Median household income

$42,383$58,462

Median home value

$130,600$161,300

Median gross rent

$617$480

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,166	$42,383	$130,600	$617
2020	3,137	$58,476	$134,100	$534
2021	3,488	$60,997	$136,100	$520
2022	3,506	$63,269	$162,900	$454
2023	3,513	$58,462	$161,300	$480

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	210	6.0%
5 to 17	518	14.7%
18 to 24	301	8.6%
25 to 34	424	12.1%
35 to 44	369	10.5%
45 to 54	277	7.9%
55 to 64	557	15.9%
65 to 74	434	12.4%
75 and over	423	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,028	86.2%
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	74	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	411	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	4.8%
High school graduate	767	30.9%
Some college or associate's	744	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	544	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	309	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,183	69.3%
Carpooled	218	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	93	5.4%
Bicycle	25	1.5%
Worked from home	188	11.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,153	75.9%
15 to 29 min	281	18.5%
30 to 44 min	13	0.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	72	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 13.6% (461 of 3,382)

	Count	Share
Family households	910	64.1%
Nonfamily households	510	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,420	87.5%
Vacant	202	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,083	76.3%
Renter-occupied	337	23.7%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units13.6%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,072	66.1%
1-unit, attached	71	4.4%
2 to 4 units	221	13.6%
5 to 19 units	153	9.4%
20 or more units	47	2.9%
Mobile home & other	58	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4642260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 45.2194, -96.6337