Lake Preston

Population: 539
Median household income: $60,917
Median home value: $139,100

Lake Preston, a community in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, has 539 residents. At $60,917, its median household income sits below Kingsbury County's $70,221.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Preston's population grew 34.8% from 400 to 539, while its median home value rose 88.5% from $73,800 to $139,100.

71.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1966.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 539
Median age: 50.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,917
Median home value: $139,100
Median gross rent: $533
Housing units: 276
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

400539

Median household income

$55,417$60,917

Median home value

$73,800$139,100

Median gross rent

$440$533

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	400	$55,417	$73,800	$440
2020	448	$51,397	$75,900	$427
2021	548	$53,700	$85,800	$445
2022	548	$59,766	$105,600	$498
2023	539	$60,917	$139,100	$533

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6423.0%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	1.3%
5 to 17	72	13.4%
18 to 24	41	7.6%
25 to 34	69	12.8%
35 to 44	39	7.2%
45 to 54	42	7.8%
55 to 64	124	23.0%
65 to 74	75	13.9%
75 and over	70	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	421	78.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	1.7%
Asian	2	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	47	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	60	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	12.4%
High school graduate	182	43.4%
Some college or associate's	128	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	44	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	201	81.7%
Carpooled	24	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	6.9%
Other means	2	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	49.3%
15 to 29 min	24	10.5%
30 to 44 min	66	28.8%
45 to 59 min	24	10.5%
60+ min	2	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 13.7% (74 of 539)

	Count	Share
Family households	118	47.8%
Nonfamily households	129	52.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	247	89.5%
Vacant	29	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	165	66.8%
Renter-occupied	82	33.2%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units19.6%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	196	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	4.3%
5 to 19 units	54	19.6%
20 or more units	5	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4635500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.3617, -97.3760