North Spearfish

Population: 2,201
Median household income: $69,792
Median home value: $321,800

North Spearfish is a community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, home to 2,201 residents. At $69,792, its median household income sits above Lawrence County's $66,766.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Spearfish's population declined 3.4% from 2,278 to 2,201, while its median home value rose 69.6% from $189,700 to $321,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.5% of the population. 87.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,201
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $69,792
Median home value: $321,800
Median gross rent: $1,074
Housing units: 979
Homeownership rate: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2782,201

Median household income

$50,598$69,792

Median home value

$189,700$321,800

Median gross rent

$821$1,074

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,278	$50,598	$189,700	$821
2020	2,251	$64,706	$218,500	$863
2021	2,198	$68,438	$240,100	$915
2022	1,791	$67,736	$261,300	$898
2023	2,201	$69,792	$321,800	$1,074

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 647.9%

65 to 7419.1%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	1.3%
5 to 17	505	22.9%
18 to 24	225	10.2%
25 to 34	173	7.9%
35 to 44	265	12.0%
45 to 54	236	10.7%
55 to 64	174	7.9%
65 to 74	420	19.1%
75 and over	175	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,036	92.5%
Black or African American	16	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	2.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	79	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's40.0%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	1.5%
High school graduate	289	20.0%
Some college or associate's	577	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	376	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	180	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,099	87.3%
Carpooled	59	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	53	4.2%
Other means	48	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	771	63.9%
15 to 29 min	269	22.3%
30 to 44 min	30	2.5%
45 to 59 min	89	7.4%
60+ min	47	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 19.9% (438 of 2,201)

	Count	Share
Family households	555	61.5%
Nonfamily households	348	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	903	92.2%
Vacant	76	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	735	81.4%
Renter-occupied	168	18.6%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	677	69.2%
1-unit, attached	9	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	68	6.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	225	23.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4645715
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.27 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.5107, -103.9045