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Afton township, Brookings County, SD

142 Population
35.5 square miles 4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.9 ±30.3 Median age
  • nearly double the figure in Brookings County: 28 ±0.3
  • about 1.4 times the figure in South Dakota: 37.7 ±0.1

Economics

$63,396 ±$24,628 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in Brookings County: $34,769 ±$1,483
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in South Dakota: $38,880 ±$398
N/A Median household income

N/A Persons below poverty line

29.5 minutes ±5.5 (1,920  ±999) Mean travel time to work
  • more than double the figure in Brookings County: 13.8 229,825 (±0.7 / ±14,349)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in South Dakota: 17.6 7,240,810 (±0.2 / ±98,307)

Families

64 ±22 Number of households
  • Brookings County: 13,490 ±331
  • South Dakota: 358,552 ±1,643
2.2 ±0.5 (142  ±58) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Brookings County: 2.4 31,701 (±0.1 / ±126)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 867,014

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

64 ±22 Number of housing units
  • Brookings County: 15,025 ±62
  • South Dakota: 402,364 ±200

$310,700 ±$58,937 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Brookings County: $246,300 ±$8,167
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Dakota: $236,800 ±$1,986

3.5% ±13.1% (5  ±18.7) Moved since previous year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Brookings County: 24.2% † 8,375 (±2.9% / ±990)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Dakota: 13.5% 119,641 (±0.4% / ±3,647.5)

Social

96.2% ±21.9% (102  ±41.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Brookings County: 96.7% 18,426 (±4.6% / ±887.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 93% 554,494 (±0.8% / ±4,864.6)
25.5% ±25.6% (27  ±28.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Brookings County: 44% 8,376 (±3.1% / ±588.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 31.1% 185,411 (±0.5% / ±2,814.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

14.4% ±8.7% (16  ±11) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Brookings County: 4.9% † 1,340 (±0.8% / ±222)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 8.1% 54,527 (±0.2% / ±1,452)
16 Total veterans ±11 16 Male ±11 N/A Female ±10

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