Valley Springs

Population: 967
Median household income: $97,031
Median home value: $178,900

Valley Springs is a community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, home to 967 residents. The median household income of $97,031 is above the Minnehaha County median ($76,074).

Between 2019 and 2023, Valley Springs's population grew 37.9% from 701 to 967, while its median home value rose 28.0% from $139,800 to $178,900.

17.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 967
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $97,031
Median home value: $178,900
Median gross rent: $1,025
Housing units: 356
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

701967

Median household income

$61,750$97,031

Median home value

$139,800$178,900

Median gross rent

$816$1,025

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	701	$61,750	$139,800	$816
2020	885	$72,303	$126,700	$840
2021	943	$87,500	$132,700	$866
2022	963	$94,722	$152,700	$1,004
2023	967	$97,031	$178,900	$1,025

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5427.5%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	6.0%
5 to 17	185	19.1%
18 to 24	53	5.5%
25 to 34	125	12.9%
35 to 44	103	10.7%
45 to 54	266	27.5%
55 to 64	95	9.8%
65 to 74	66	6.8%
75 and over	16	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	925	95.7%
Black or African American	6	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.5%
Two or more races	22	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate46.6%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	3.4%
High school graduate	313	46.6%
Some college or associate's	218	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	86	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	31	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone88.0%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	533	88.0%
Carpooled	31	5.1%
Public transit	6	1.0%
Walked	6	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	56	9.7%
15 to 29 min	393	68.2%
30 to 44 min	108	18.8%
45 to 59 min	19	3.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 7.4% (72 of 967)

	Count	Share
Family households	213	61.4%
Nonfamily households	134	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	347	97.5%
Vacant	9	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	274	79.0%
Renter-occupied	73	21.0%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	309	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	2.0%
5 to 19 units	24	6.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4666260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.5821, -96.4659