Deadwood

Population: 1,319
Median household income: $52,679
Median home value: $227,000

Deadwood, a community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, has 1,319 residents. Its median household income of $52,679 runs below the Lawrence County figure of $66,766.

From 2019 to 2023, Deadwood's population declined 14.8% from 1,548 to 1,319, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $160,700 to $227,000.

73.6% of workers drive to work alone. 62.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,319
Median age: 51.0 yrs
Median household income: $52,679
Median home value: $227,000
Median gross rent: $706
Housing units: 895
Homeownership rate: 49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5481,319

Median household income

$44,871$52,679

Median home value

$160,700$227,000

Median gross rent

$593$706

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,548	$44,871	$160,700	$593
2020	1,584	$41,654	$162,500	$615
2021	1,317	$47,273	$168,000	$625
2022	1,423	$50,478	$216,100	$692
2023	1,319	$52,679	$227,000	$706

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 176.1%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7423.0%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	0.9%
5 to 17	81	6.1%
18 to 24	146	11.1%
25 to 34	154	11.7%
35 to 44	102	7.7%
45 to 54	218	16.5%
55 to 64	200	15.2%
65 to 74	304	23.0%
75 and over	102	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,221	92.6%
Black or African American	8	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.5%
Asian	9	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's43.3%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	82	7.6%
High school graduate	283	26.2%
Some college or associate's	468	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	157	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	90	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.9%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	511	73.6%
Carpooled	79	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	55	7.9%
Bicycle	12	1.7%
Worked from home	31	4.5%
Other means	6	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	395	59.6%
15 to 29 min	174	26.2%
30 to 44 min	56	8.4%
45 to 59 min	24	3.6%
60+ min	14	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.77
Poverty rate: 2.8% (36 of 1,282)

	Count	Share
Family households	293	40.4%
Nonfamily households	432	59.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	725	81.0%
Vacant	170	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	362	49.9%
Renter-occupied	363	50.1%

1-unit, detached62.8%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units17.8%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	562	62.8%
1-unit, attached	24	2.7%
2 to 4 units	159	17.8%
5 to 19 units	23	2.6%
20 or more units	79	8.8%
Mobile home & other	48	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4615700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.3870, -103.7207