Colton

Population: 802
Median household income: $82,639
Median home value: $186,000

Colton, a community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, has 802 residents. At $82,639, its median household income sits above Minnehaha County's $76,074.

From 2019 to 2023, Colton's population grew 5.2% from 762 to 802, while its median home value rose 53.6% from $121,100 to $186,000.

The median gross rent is $739. 14.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 802
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $82,639
Median home value: $186,000
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 385
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

762802

Median household income

$63,077$82,639

Median home value

$121,100$186,000

Median gross rent

$754$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	762	$63,077	$121,100	$754
2020	754	$70,230	$123,800	$577
2021	795	$70,481	$131,100	$630
2022	769	$77,804	$159,500	$680
2023	802	$82,639	$186,000	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1725.4%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	6.4%
5 to 17	204	25.4%
18 to 24	63	7.9%
25 to 34	76	9.5%
35 to 44	124	15.5%
45 to 54	71	8.9%
55 to 64	79	9.9%
65 to 74	91	11.3%
75 and over	43	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	756	94.3%
Black or African American	5	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	1.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's41.9%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	2.7%
High school graduate	197	40.7%
Some college or associate's	203	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	55	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	326	84.5%
Carpooled	22	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	7.5%
Other means	2	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	25.5%
15 to 29 min	81	22.7%
30 to 44 min	159	44.5%
45 to 59 min	18	5.0%
60+ min	8	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 13.3% (107 of 802)

	Count	Share
Family households	235	72.1%
Nonfamily households	91	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	326	84.7%
Vacant	59	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	233	71.5%
Renter-occupied	93	28.5%

1-unit, detached76.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	296	76.9%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	38	9.9%
5 to 19 units	20	5.2%
20 or more units	11	2.9%
Mobile home & other	18	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4613380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.7 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.7875, -96.9286