Dakota Dunes

Population: 4,129
Median household income: $123,438
Median home value: $495,000

Dakota Dunes, a community in Union County, South Dakota, has 4,129 residents. At $123,438, its median household income sits above Union County's $84,137.

From 2019 to 2023, Dakota Dunes's population grew 30.8% from 3,156 to 4,129, while its median home value rose 51.6% from $326,500 to $495,000.

Owners occupy 66.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,129
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $123,438
Median home value: $495,000
Median gross rent: $1,211
Housing units: 1,547
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1564,129

Median household income

$118,966$123,438

Median home value

$326,500$495,000

Median gross rent

$1,049$1,211

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,156	$118,966	$326,500	$1,049
2020	3,231	$103,466	$355,800	$1,057
2021	3,688	$126,181	$376,900	$1,206
2022	3,997	$127,692	$437,200	$1,188
2023	4,129	$123,438	$495,000	$1,211

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	193	4.7%
5 to 17	923	22.4%
18 to 24	354	8.6%
25 to 34	256	6.2%
35 to 44	554	13.4%
45 to 54	472	11.4%
55 to 64	596	14.4%
65 to 74	585	14.2%
75 and over	196	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,607	87.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	144	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.8%
Two or more races	63	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	284	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree36.5%

Graduate or professional degree24.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	1.0%
High school graduate	464	17.5%
Some college or associate's	553	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	971	36.5%
Graduate or professional degree	645	24.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,602	86.5%
Carpooled	123	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	107	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	946	54.2%
15 to 29 min	733	42.0%
30 to 44 min	41	2.3%
45 to 59 min	25	1.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 4.8% (199 of 4,129)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,225	80.5%
Nonfamily households	296	19.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,521	98.3%
Vacant	26	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,011	66.5%
Renter-occupied	510	33.5%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units20.2%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	966	62.4%
1-unit, attached	126	8.1%
2 to 4 units	71	4.6%
5 to 19 units	56	3.6%
20 or more units	312	20.2%
Mobile home & other	16	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4615256
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.47 sq mi
Water area: 0.39 sq mi
Center point: 42.4903, -96.4840