Mellette

Population: 144
Median household income: $104,375
Median home value: $151,400

Located in Spink County, South Dakota, Mellette is a community with a population of 144. At $104,375, its median household income sits above Spink County's $73,011.

From 2019 to 2023, Mellette's population declined 25.0% from 192 to 144, while its median home value rose 126.3% from $66,900 to $151,400.

21.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 144
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $104,375
Median home value: $151,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 79
Homeownership rate: 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

192144

Median household income

$52,000$104,375

Median home value

$66,900$151,400

Median gross rent

$785$644

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	192	$52,000	$66,900	$785
2020	191	$53,750	$75,000	$785
2021	215	$66,250	$86,700	$836
2022	176	$71,563	$115,000	$644
2023	144	$104,375	$151,400	—

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 343.5%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6418.8%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	3.5%
5 to 17	25	17.4%
18 to 24	4	2.8%
25 to 34	5	3.5%
35 to 44	23	16.0%
45 to 54	22	15.3%
55 to 64	27	18.8%
65 to 74	21	14.6%
75 and over	12	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	140	97.2%
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	4	2.8%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate45.5%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	2.7%
High school graduate	50	45.5%
Some college or associate's	33	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	15	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58	74.4%
Carpooled	9	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	11.5%
Other means	1	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	31.9%
15 to 29 min	26	37.7%
30 to 44 min	19	27.5%
45 to 59 min	1	1.4%
60+ min	1	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 12.5% (18 of 144)

	Count	Share
Family households	37	55.2%
Nonfamily households	30	44.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	67	84.8%
Vacant	12	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	59	88.1%
Renter-occupied	8	11.9%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	62	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	21.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4641860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.1544, -98.4984