South Dakota · Census place 05780
Blackhawk, SD population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Blackhawk, South Dakota (Blackhawk, SD — Census place “Blackhawk CDP”) is 2,805 residents, ranking #31 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $69,934, the median home is worth $243,700 and median gross rent runs $1,148 a month. Looking for the Blackhawk South Dakota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Blackhawk, SD: 57718.
- Population
- 2,805Blackhawk CDP residents
- Median household income
- $69,934Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $243,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,148Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 96%Owner-occupied households
Blackhawk ZIP codes (South Dakota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Blackhawk.
The Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blackhawk CDP median would spend about 19.7% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.8% of residents and 96% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Blackhawk CDP, SD in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Blackhawk CDP is a small town in South Dakota, with 2,805 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #31 of 485 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 43.6 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 Blackhawk CDP earn a median of $69,934 a year, 11% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% 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 3.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Blackhawk CDP is valued at $243,700, 19.7% below the national figure and 26% above the $192,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,148 a month, 18.3% below the national figure, or roughly $13,776 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.7% 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 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 96% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
- Chamberlain city 2,621
- Winner city 2,900
- Sisseton city 2,593
- Mobridge city 2,928
- Lennox city 2,587
- Summerset city 2,978
- Fort Pierre city 2,534
- Lead city 2,997
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Blackhawk CDP?
- Blackhawk CDP has 2,805 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #31 of 485 in South Dakota.
- What is the median household income in Blackhawk CDP?
- Median household income in Blackhawk CDP is $69,934 a year, 11% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Blackhawk CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,148 a month and the median home value is $243,700, so rent absorbs about 19.7% of median household income.
- Is Blackhawk CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Blackhawk CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Blackhawk CDP 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.