South Dakota · GEOID 46039

Deuel County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 4,328 · 2,155 housing units

Median household income

$83,112

State $75,136

Median home value

$205,900

State $254,348

Median gross rent

$642

State $946

Homeownership rate

82.8%

State 68.6%

Renter cost-burden rate

23.5%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

16.0%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

1.6%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

10.2%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

18.6%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

2.48

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Deuel County	South Dakota
Population	4,328	907,428
Population density (per sq. mi.)	6.95	—
Median household income	$83,112	$75,136
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$101,200	—
Households	1,754	—
Average household size	2.45 people	—
Owner-occupied	82.8%	68.6%
Renter-occupied	17.2%	31.4%
Race	94.7% White · 0.5% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Deuel County compared with South Dakota.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

25.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 31.9%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	13.5%	$59,750	$1,494	$191,390
1 earner	22.6%	$81,429	$2,036	$272,087
2 earners	48.5%	$115,469	$2,887	$398,795
3+ earners	15.5%	$140,603	$3,515	$492,353

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

1,754

Average size: 2.45 people

Households with children

544

31.0% of households

Per-capita income

$37,252

Poverty rate: 9.5%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

82.8% owner-occupied vs. state average 68.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 86.5% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 9.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

63.6% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,971.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $205,900.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $642.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 401 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 6.0% · For rent 9.0% · Seasonal 50.4% · Other 31.2%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

18.5% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 81.5% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

9.4%

202 units of 2,155 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

5.8%

125 units of 2,155 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$66,490

100% MHI$83,112

120% MHI$99,734

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Deuel County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$56,700	$64,800	$80,950
100% AMI	$70,840	$80,960	$101,200
120% AMI	$85,000	$97,150	$121,450

HUD FMR Area: Deuel County, SD. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

23.5% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (10.2% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

16.0% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Deuel County.

Covered employment

942

Across 9 sectors

Establishments

123

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$55,440

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	232	$60,420	$193,884	−$12,016	$1,511
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	158	$58,776	$187,765	−$18,135	$1,469
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	124	$39,827	$117,230	−$88,670	$996
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	103	$55,199	$174,450	−$31,450	$1,380
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	102	$33,756	$94,632	−$111,268	$844
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	73	$51,899	$162,166	−$43,734	$1,297
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	58	$92,145	$311,975	+$106,075	$2,304
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	54	$55,504	$175,585	−$30,315	$1,388
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	38	$71,655	$235,705	+$29,805	$1,791

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	102	$61,874	$199,297	−$6,603	$1,547
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	80	$62,680	$202,297	−$3,603	$1,567
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	66	$90,504	$305,867	+$99,967	$2,263
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	41	$47,068	$144,184	−$61,716	$1,177
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	33	$47,292	$145,017	−$60,883	$1,182
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	30	$76,241	$252,775	+$46,875	$1,906
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	17	$15,292	$25,903	−$179,997	$382
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	13	$47,702	$146,544	−$59,356	$1,193
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	10	$55,329	$174,934	−$30,966	$1,383
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	10	$72,525	$238,943	+$33,043	$1,813
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	6	$39,589	$116,344	−$89,556	$990
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	4	$66,989	$218,336	+$12,436	$1,675

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	480	(220)	(31%)	$13.65	$28,380	$74,620	$710
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	2,200	160	8%	$14.51	$30,190	$81,358	$755
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	4,480	270	6%	$14.62	$30,410	$82,177	$760
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	4,140	(230)	(5%)	$14.68	$30,530	$82,624	$763
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	2,530	140	6%	$17.60	$36,610	$105,255	$915
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	390	(670)	(63%)	$18.24	$37,950	$110,243	$949
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	3,620	(630)	(15%)	$18.89	$39,280	$115,194	$982
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	1,990	(570)	(22%)	$19.09	$39,700	$116,757	$993
Tellers SOC 43-3071	560	(200)	(26%)	$19.30	$40,140	$118,395	$1,004
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	460	(70)	(13%)	$21.34	$44,380	$134,178	$1,110
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	130	10	8%	$22.20	$46,170	$140,841	$1,154
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	70	(170)	(71%)	$23.30	$48,460	$149,365	$1,212
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	980	270	38%	$24.21	$50,350	$156,400	$1,259
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	1,180	(100)	(8%)	$24.37	$50,690	$157,666	$1,267
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	1,410	140	11%	—	$52,090	$162,877	$1,302
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	400	30	8%	$25.98	$54,040	$170,136	$1,351
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	2,360	(60)	(2%)	$27.32	$56,830	$180,521	$1,421
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	550	60	12%	$28.62	$59,530	$190,571	$1,488
Electricians SOC 47-2111	890	220	33%	$29.90	$62,190	$200,473	$1,555
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	2,790	30	1%	$37.45	$77,900	$258,951	$1,948

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 46039 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.