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Elkton city, Brookings County, SD

977 Population
1.5 square miles 654.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.9 ±5.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Brookings County: 28 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,084 ±$6,240 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Brookings County: $35,295 ±$1,429
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,688 ±$22,471 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Brookings County: $70,064 ±$6,292
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

26.7% ±18% (253  ±181) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Brookings County: 13.2% † 4,236 (±1.9% / ±620)
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.2 minutes ±5.5 (7,530  ±1,739) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Brookings County: 14.3 236,030 (±0.8 / ±16,032)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

355 ±67 Number of households
  • Brookings County: 13,798 ±279
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.4 (977  ±232) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Brookings County: 2.3 32,096 (±0.1 / ±124)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.3% ±7.9% (17  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Brookings County: 4.3% † 421 (±1.3% / ±125)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

380 ±67 Number of housing units
  • Brookings County: 15,179 ±63
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$185,100 ±$23,642 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Brookings County: $264,600 ±$11,840
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9% ±4.9% (87  ±51.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Brookings County: 25.4% † 8,856 (±3.3% / ±1,153.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.8% ±21.3% (463  ±83.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Brookings County: 97.1% 18,639 (±4.9% / ±950)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.7% ±6.5% (121  ±42.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Brookings County: 42.5% 8,159 (±3.4% / ±658.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

17.3% ±8.3% (169  ±90) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Brookings County: 6.2% 2,184
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.4% ±4.3% (61  ±30) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in Brookings County: 4.8% † 1,332 (±0.7% / ±205)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
61 Total veterans ±30 56 Male ±30 5 Female ±6

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