South Dakota · Census place 05540
Big Stone City city, SD
Quick answer
Big Stone City city has 609 residents, ranking #136 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $50,333, the median home is worth $122,500 and median gross rent runs $705 a month.
- Population
- 609Big Stone City city residents
- Median household income
- $50,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $122,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $705Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 62.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Big Stone City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Big Stone City city median would spend about 16.8% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.9% of residents and 74.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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