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Valley Springs city, Minnehaha County, SD

996 Population
1 square miles 1,011.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±15.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Minnehaha County: 36 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$45,629 ±$10,608 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Minnehaha County: $43,062 ±$1,033
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$107,222 ±$32,146 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Minnehaha County: $76,880 ±$2,510
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.8% ±6.9% (88  ±73) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Minnehaha County: 8.8% † 17,497 (±0.9% / ±1,756)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21 minutes ±11.6 (12,605  ±4,841) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Minnehaha County: 17.8 1,769,825 (±0.4 / ±48,276)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

364 ±95 Number of households
  • Minnehaha County: 84,814 ±560
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.3 (996  ±281) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Minnehaha County: 2.3 197,669 (±0 / ±144)
  • 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

15.7% ±10.5% (26  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Minnehaha County: 6.6% † 3,116 (±0.8% / ±384)
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

372 ±96 Number of housing units
  • Minnehaha County: 89,418 ±117
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$192,600 ±$36,444 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Minnehaha County: $287,600 ±$5,329
  • 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

4.2% ±3.2% (41  ±33.3) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Minnehaha County: 14% 28,162 (±1% / ±1,929)
  • about one-third of the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±41.4% (687  ±185.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Minnehaha County: 92.7% 124,836 (±1.9% / ±2,510.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.6% ±0.7% (126  ±42.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Minnehaha County: 35.2% 47,345 (±1.1% / ±1,464.6)
  • about half the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about half 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

0.6% ±0.7% (6  ±7) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Minnehaha County: 7.6% 15,410
  • less than a fifth of the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

20.3% ±18.5% (154  ±149) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Minnehaha County: 6.7% 10,167 (±0.5% / ±804)
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
154 Total veterans ±149 154 Male ±149 N/A Female ±10

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