Garretson

Population: 1,166
Median household income: $66,375
Median home value: $197,400

Garretson is a community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, home to 1,166 residents. Its median household income of $66,375 runs below the Minnehaha County figure of $76,074.

From 2019 to 2023, Garretson's population declined 7.7% from 1,263 to 1,166, while its median home value rose 29.9% from $152,000 to $197,400.

3.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.03 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,166
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,375
Median home value: $197,400
Median gross rent: $704
Housing units: 585
Homeownership rate: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2631,166

Median household income

$65,875$66,375

Median home value

$152,000$197,400

Median gross rent

$722$704

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,263	$65,875	$152,000	$722
2020	1,493	$58,476	$154,400	$680
2021	1,367	$61,723	$161,400	$689
2022	1,259	$65,474	$185,900	$690
2023	1,166	$66,375	$197,400	$704

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	91	7.8%
5 to 17	148	12.7%
18 to 24	66	5.7%
25 to 34	127	10.9%
35 to 44	93	8.0%
45 to 54	163	14.0%
55 to 64	203	17.4%
65 to 74	140	12.0%
75 and over	135	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	993	85.2%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	148	12.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's39.4%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	5.9%
High school graduate	259	30.1%
Some college or associate's	339	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	170	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	42	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	493	86.6%
Carpooled	12	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	9.5%
Other means	3	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	131	25.4%
15 to 29 min	179	34.8%
30 to 44 min	164	31.8%
45 to 59 min	20	3.9%
60+ min	21	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 3.3% (37 of 1,111)

	Count	Share
Family households	268	48.7%
Nonfamily households	282	51.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	550	94.0%
Vacant	35	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	369	67.1%
Renter-occupied	181	32.9%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units23.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	374	63.9%
1-unit, attached	7	1.2%
2 to 4 units	22	3.8%
5 to 19 units	140	23.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4623820
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 43.7148, -96.5033