Britton

Population: 1,117
Median household income: $70,156
Median home value: $110,100

Britton is a community in Marshall County, South Dakota, home to 1,117 residents. The median household income of $70,156 is in line with the Marshall County median ($72,500).

Between 2019 and 2023, Britton's population declined 33.4% from 1,678 to 1,117, while its median home value rose 26.0% from $87,400 to $110,100.

24.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,117
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $70,156
Median home value: $110,100
Median gross rent: $760
Housing units: 594
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6781,117

Median household income

$63,333$70,156

Median home value

$87,400$110,100

Median gross rent

$649$760

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,678	$63,333	$87,400	$649
2020	1,339	$67,321	$102,300	$689
2021	1,096	$68,698	$118,600	$713
2022	1,108	$69,375	$112,500	$762
2023	1,117	$70,156	$110,100	$760

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	3.4%
5 to 17	120	10.7%
18 to 24	153	13.7%
25 to 34	126	11.3%
35 to 44	132	11.8%
45 to 54	154	13.8%
55 to 64	198	17.7%
65 to 74	68	6.1%
75 and over	128	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	974	87.2%
Black or African American	4	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	5.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	28	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	4.3%
High school graduate	328	40.7%
Some college or associate's	248	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	168	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	27	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit6.4%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	525	79.7%
Carpooled	56	8.5%
Public transit	42	6.4%
Walked	28	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	1.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	540	82.9%
15 to 29 min	86	13.2%
30 to 44 min	6	0.9%
45 to 59 min	7	1.1%
60+ min	12	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 11.3% (120 of 1,058)

	Count	Share
Family households	241	55.5%
Nonfamily households	193	44.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	434	73.1%
Vacant	160	26.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	326	75.1%
Renter-occupied	108	24.9%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units13.8%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	430	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	39	6.6%
5 to 19 units	82	13.8%
20 or more units	32	5.4%
Mobile home & other	11	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4607380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.7924, -97.7529