Elk Point

Population: 2,391
Median household income: $83,250
Median home value: $228,400

Elk Point, a community in Union County, South Dakota, has 2,391 residents. At $83,250, its median household income sits in line with Union County's $84,137.

From 2019 to 2023, Elk Point's population grew 9.9% from 2,176 to 2,391, while its median home value rose 51.0% from $151,300 to $228,400.

Owners occupy 74.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,391
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $83,250
Median home value: $228,400
Median gross rent: $801
Housing units: 935
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1762,391

Median household income

$64,000$83,250

Median home value

$151,300$228,400

Median gross rent

$822$801

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,176	$64,000	$151,300	$822
2020	2,102	$56,735	$155,700	$708
2021	2,248	$67,188	$163,400	$724
2022	2,177	$80,500	$201,400	$771
2023	2,391	$83,250	$228,400	$801

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 647.2%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	220	9.2%
5 to 17	496	20.7%
18 to 24	110	4.6%
25 to 34	406	17.0%
35 to 44	399	16.7%
45 to 54	195	8.2%
55 to 64	171	7.2%
65 to 74	159	6.6%
75 and over	235	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,235	93.5%
Black or African American	15	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	68	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	4.6%
High school graduate	393	25.1%
Some college or associate's	587	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	339	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	174	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,067	85.2%
Carpooled	98	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	73	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	342	29.0%
15 to 29 min	457	38.7%
30 to 44 min	296	25.1%
45 to 59 min	32	2.7%
60+ min	53	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 7.2% (168 of 2,321)

	Count	Share
Family households	611	68.7%
Nonfamily households	278	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	889	95.1%
Vacant	46	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	664	74.7%
Renter-occupied	225	25.3%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	722	77.2%
1-unit, attached	20	2.1%
2 to 4 units	40	4.3%
5 to 19 units	60	6.4%
20 or more units	55	5.9%
Mobile home & other	38	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4618620
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.6812, -96.6805