Selby

Population: 642
Median household income: $40,882
Median home value: $104,800

Selby, a community in Walworth County, South Dakota, has 642 residents. At $40,882, its median household income sits below Walworth County's $62,722.

Between 2019 and 2023, Selby's population grew 18.2% from 543 to 642, while its median home value rose 58.8% from $66,000 to $104,800.

The typical home was built around 1965. 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 642
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $40,882
Median home value: $104,800
Median gross rent: $532
Housing units: 270
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

543642

Median household income

$53,482$40,882

Median home value

$66,000$104,800

Median gross rent

$519$532

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	543	$53,482	$66,000	$519
2020	513	$49,375	$93,900	$657
2021	612	$52,396	$94,600	$832
2022	695	$46,750	$105,800	$867
2023	642	$40,882	$104,800	$532

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over21.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	8.1%
5 to 17	81	12.6%
18 to 24	60	9.3%
25 to 34	51	7.9%
35 to 44	96	15.0%
45 to 54	38	5.9%
55 to 64	82	12.8%
65 to 74	47	7.3%
75 and over	135	21.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	530	82.6%
Black or African American	15	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	4.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.6%
Two or more races	46	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.6%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	23.6%
High school graduate	181	40.3%
Some college or associate's	101	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	31	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	30	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	159	75.7%
Carpooled	24	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	6.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	6.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	41.6%
15 to 29 min	81	41.1%
30 to 44 min	11	5.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	23	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 6.8% (37 of 548)

	Count	Share
Family households	150	64.7%
Nonfamily households	82	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	232	85.9%
Vacant	38	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	177	76.3%
Renter-occupied	55	23.7%

1-unit, detached71.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	194	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	7.0%
5 to 19 units	18	6.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	14.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4658140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.5057, -100.0329