South Dakota · Census place 12540
Clear Lake city, SD
Quick answer
Clear Lake city has 1,333 residents, ranking #62 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $65,398, the median home is worth $144,400 and median gross rent runs $679 a month.
- Population
- 1,333Clear Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $65,398Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $144,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $679Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Clear Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Clear Lake city median would spend about 12.5% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 75.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Mission city 1,380
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- Platte city 1,310
- Parker city 1,247
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