Woonsocket

Population: 753
Median household income: $52,283
Median home value: $94,200

Woonsocket, a community in Sanborn County, South Dakota, has 753 residents. At $52,283, its median household income sits below Sanborn County's $69,870.

Between 2019 and 2023, Woonsocket's population held roughly steady from 750 to 753, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $69,600 to $94,200.

16.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 753
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,283
Median home value: $94,200
Median gross rent: $618
Housing units: 351
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

750753

Median household income

$51,953$52,283

Median home value

$69,600$94,200

Median gross rent

$488$618

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	750	$51,953	$69,600	$488
2020	748	$45,446	$67,900	$475
2021	730	$46,765	$66,300	$469
2022	710	$48,177	$84,200	$463
2023	753	$52,283	$94,200	$618

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

Age distribution

Under 510.9%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 544.1%

55 to 6420.2%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	10.9%
5 to 17	132	17.5%
18 to 24	40	5.3%
25 to 34	97	12.9%
35 to 44	76	10.1%
45 to 54	31	4.1%
55 to 64	152	20.2%
65 to 74	63	8.4%
75 and over	80	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	727	96.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate45.5%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	16.8%
High school graduate	227	45.5%
Some college or associate's	108	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	53	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	27	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	269	83.8%
Carpooled	13	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	6.5%
Bicycle	3	0.9%
Worked from home	15	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	187	61.1%
15 to 29 min	50	16.3%
30 to 44 min	62	20.3%
45 to 59 min	4	1.3%
60+ min	3	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 10.1% (70 of 691)

	Count	Share
Family households	164	53.9%
Nonfamily households	140	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	304	86.6%
Vacant	47	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	220	72.4%
Renter-occupied	84	27.6%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units13.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	253	72.1%
1-unit, attached	6	1.7%
2 to 4 units	10	2.8%
5 to 19 units	46	13.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	10.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4672700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 44.0542, -98.2717