Piedmont

Population: 956
Median household income: $52,730
Median home value: $290,100

Piedmont is a community in Meade County, South Dakota, home to 956 residents. Its median household income of $52,730 runs below the Meade County figure of $74,161.

Between 2019 and 2023, Piedmont's population declined 2.1% from 977 to 956, while its median home value rose 83.7% from $157,900 to $290,100.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $1,176.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 956
Median age: 50.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,730
Median home value: $290,100
Median gross rent: $1,176
Housing units: 446
Homeownership rate: 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

977956

Median household income

$65,313$52,730

Median home value

$157,900$290,100

Median gross rent

$1,293$1,176

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	977	$65,313	$157,900	$1,293
2020	1,188	$44,828	$266,700	$1,028
2021	1,017	$51,833	$238,000	$1,163
2022	1,198	$51,767	$274,000	$1,344
2023	956	$52,730	$290,100	$1,176

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7420.8%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	2.1%
5 to 17	213	22.3%
18 to 24	30	3.1%
25 to 34	103	10.8%
35 to 44	75	7.8%
45 to 54	84	8.8%
55 to 64	173	18.1%
65 to 74	199	20.8%
75 and over	59	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	886	92.7%
Black or African American	20	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.8%
Asian	3	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's40.1%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	3.8%
High school graduate	255	36.8%
Some college or associate's	278	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	105	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	29	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked20.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	329	69.7%
Carpooled	27	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	97	20.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	3.0%
Other means	5	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	159	34.7%
15 to 29 min	223	48.7%
30 to 44 min	71	15.5%
45 to 59 min	5	1.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 9.6% (92 of 956)

	Count	Share
Family households	288	65.6%
Nonfamily households	151	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	439	98.4%
Vacant	7	1.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	399	90.9%
Renter-occupied	40	9.1%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	384	86.1%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	1.3%
Mobile home & other	54	12.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4649500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.2177, -103.3756