Meade County, South Dakota

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 30,297
Median household income: $74,161
Median home value: $274,800

Meade County is a county in South Dakota with a population of 30,297. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $74,161, its median household income sits in line with South Dakota's $72,421.

Between 2019 and 2023, Meade County's population grew 9.3% from 27,717 to 30,297, while its median household income rose 22.4% from $60,578 to $74,161.

26.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,297
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $74,161
Median home value: $274,800
Median gross rent: $1,150
Housing units: 12,648
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,71730,297

Median household income

$60,578$74,161

Median home value

$190,500$274,800

Median gross rent

$877$1,150

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,717	$60,578	$190,500	$877
2020	28,149	$62,275	$207,700	$952
2021	29,561	$68,242	$214,600	$1,002
2022	29,970	$70,256	$252,300	$1,109
2023	30,297	$74,161	$274,800	$1,150

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,571	5.2%
5 to 17	4,999	16.5%
18 to 24	3,183	10.5%
25 to 34	4,297	14.2%
35 to 44	4,160	13.7%
45 to 54	3,142	10.4%
55 to 64	4,008	13.2%
65 to 74	3,148	10.4%
75 and over	1,789	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,964	85.7%
Black or African American	502	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	483	1.6%
Asian	237	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	44	0.1%
Some other race	139	0.5%
Two or more races	1,510	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,418	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's39.5%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,108	5.4%
High school graduate	5,799	28.2%
Some college or associate's	8,114	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,301	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,222	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,426	77.0%
Carpooled	1,454	9.0%
Public transit	118	0.7%
Walked	716	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,138	7.1%
Other means	278	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,824	38.8%
15 to 29 min	5,531	36.9%
30 to 44 min	2,327	15.5%
45 to 59 min	763	5.1%
60+ min	547	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 7.6% (2,241 of 29,302)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,201	69.5%
Nonfamily households	3,600	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,801	93.3%
Vacant	847	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,581	72.7%
Renter-occupied	3,220	27.3%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,787	69.5%
1-unit, attached	964	7.6%
2 to 4 units	476	3.8%
5 to 19 units	443	3.5%
20 or more units	315	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1,663	13.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 46093
State: South Dakota
Land area: 3,471 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 44.6053, -102.7142