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Emery, SD

539 Population
0.5 square miles 1,179.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.5 ±6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 39.5 ±0.7
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,399 ±$6,318 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: $37,926 ±$1,953
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,321 ±$11,028 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: $69,101 ±$5,691
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.7% ±4.8% (36  ±27) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 10.3% † 2,559 (±1.9% / ±473)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.3 minutes ±4.7 (6,915  ±1,929) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 15.7 191,235 (±1.2 / ±16,278)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

187 ±32 Number of households
  • the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 10,977 ±228
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.3 (539  ±109) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 2.3 24,989 (±0.1 / ±29)
  • 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

13.2% ±12.3% (14  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 4.7% † 252 (±1.7% / ±92)
  • about 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

187 ±32 Number of housing units
  • the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 12,038 ±59
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$152,400 ±$17,438 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: $197,700 ±$12,497
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6% ±3.7% (31  ±20.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 8.5% † 2,182 (±1.7% / ±435.1)
  • about half the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.2% ±3.2% (316  ±51.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 91.5% 15,900 (±4.6% / ±818.8)
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.3% ±6.9% (84  ±26.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 22.5% † 3,909 (±2.3% / ±409.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about two-thirds 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

2.2% ±2.2% (12  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 1.9% 479
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.2% ±2.8% (23  ±11) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Mitchell, SD Micro Area: 7.1% † 1,385 (±1.2% / ±224)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
23 Total veterans ±11 23 Male ±11 N/A Female ±10

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