South Dakota · Census place 16260
De Smet city, SD
Quick answer
De Smet city has 974 residents, ranking #83 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $60,139, the median home is worth $155,900 and median gross rent runs $743 a month.
- Population
- 974De Smet city residents
- Median household income
- $60,139Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $155,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $743Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in De Smet city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the De Smet city median would spend about 14.8% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 79.5% 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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