South Dakota · Census place 04980
Beresford, SD population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Beresford, South Dakota (Beresford, SD — Census place “Beresford city”) is 2,437 residents, ranking #37 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $71,017, the median home is worth $219,800 and median gross rent runs $868 a month. Looking for the Beresford South Dakota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Beresford, SD: 57004.
- Population
- 2,437Beresford city residents
- Median household income
- $71,017Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $219,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $868Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.6%Owner-occupied households
Beresford ZIP codes (South Dakota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Beresford.
The Beresford SD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Beresford city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Beresford city median would spend about 14.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.6% of residents and 78.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Beresford city, SD in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Beresford city is a small town in South Dakota, with 2,437 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #37 of 485 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 40.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Beresford city earn a median of $71,017 a year, 9.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 8% above the $65,500 median for the 79 South Dakota cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 5.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Beresford city is valued at $219,800, 27.6% below the national figure and 14% above the $192,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $868 a month, 38.3% below the national figure, or roughly $10,416 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 78.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in South Dakota.
- Elk Point city 2,391
- Pine Ridge CDP 2,480
- Colonial Pine Hills CDP 2,347
- Fort Pierre city 2,534
- Flandreau city 2,291
- Lennox city 2,587
- Volga city 2,246
- Sisseton city 2,593
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Beresford city?
- Beresford city has 2,437 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #37 of 485 in South Dakota.
- What is the median household income in Beresford city?
- Median household income in Beresford city is $71,017 a year, 9.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Beresford city?
- Median gross rent is $868 a month and the median home value is $219,800, so rent absorbs about 14.7% of median household income.
- Is Beresford city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Beresford city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Beresford city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.