Spearfish

Population: 12,551
Median household income: $59,731
Median home value: $309,200

Located in Lawrence County, South Dakota, Spearfish is a community with a population of 12,551. Its median household income of $59,731 runs below the Lawrence County figure of $66,766.

Between 2019 and 2023, Spearfish's population grew 8.7% from 11,547 to 12,551, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $212,700 to $309,200.

Owners occupy 48.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,551
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,731
Median home value: $309,200
Median gross rent: $941
Housing units: 6,238
Homeownership rate: 48.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,54712,551

Median household income

$46,193$59,731

Median home value

$212,700$309,200

Median gross rent

$763$941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,547	$46,193	$212,700	$763
2020	11,702	$50,072	$223,200	$821
2021	12,031	$52,258	$237,100	$864
2022	12,268	$58,734	$271,400	$913
2023	12,551	$59,731	$309,200	$941

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 2416.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	725	5.8%
5 to 17	1,574	12.5%
18 to 24	2,014	16.0%
25 to 34	1,630	13.0%
35 to 44	1,349	10.7%
45 to 54	1,174	9.4%
55 to 64	1,356	10.8%
65 to 74	1,529	12.2%
75 and over	1,200	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,929	87.1%
Black or African American	52	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	414	3.3%
Asian	67	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.2%
Some other race	73	0.6%
Two or more races	608	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	386	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate22.3%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	334	4.1%
High school graduate	1,839	22.3%
Some college or associate's	2,473	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,411	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,181	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit1.4%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,321	80.6%
Carpooled	425	6.4%
Public transit	94	1.4%
Walked	396	6.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	362	5.5%
Other means	4	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,118	66.0%
15 to 29 min	1,285	20.6%
30 to 44 min	379	6.1%
45 to 59 min	201	3.2%
60+ min	257	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 15.2% (1,786 of 11,748)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,574	44.6%
Nonfamily households	3,200	55.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,774	92.6%
Vacant	464	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,791	48.3%
Renter-occupied	2,983	51.7%

1-unit, detached41.5%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,591	41.5%
1-unit, attached	633	10.1%
2 to 4 units	701	11.2%
5 to 19 units	744	11.9%
20 or more units	1,006	16.1%
Mobile home & other	563	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4660020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.4914, -103.8163