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Prairie Center township, Clay County, SD

314 Population
36.1 square miles 8.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.4 ±10 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Clay County: 24.9 ±0.7
  • about three-quarters of the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,568 ±$16,167 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Clay County: $30,824 ±$2,649
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$85,114 ±$76,872 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Clay County: $56,850 ±$5,165
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.5% ±4.8% (11  ±17) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Clay County: 19.7% † 2,514 (±2.9% / ±372)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

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Families

131 ±100 Number of households
  • Clay County: 5,547 ±215
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±2.6 (314  ±233) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Clay County: 2.3 12,726 (±0.1 / ±67)
  • about the same as the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

131 ±100 Number of housing units
  • Clay County: 6,262 ±38
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$378,800 ±$93,049 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Clay County: $232,300 † ±$23,314
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

88.3% ±93.7% (166  ±118.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Clay County: 92.3% 7,008 (±6.6% / ±528.1)
  • a little less than the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.4% ±17.1% (27  ±38.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Clay County: 45.4% † 3,446 (±4.7% / ±366.2)
  • about half the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about two-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

N/A Foreign-born population

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±10 N/A Male ±10 N/A Female ±10

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