South Dakota · Census place 19420
Emery city, SD
Quick answer
Emery city has 475 residents, ranking #155 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $62,679, the median home is worth $125,000 and median gross rent runs $619 a month.
- Population
- 475Emery city residents
- Median household income
- $62,679Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $125,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $619Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Emery city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Emery city median would spend about 11.9% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.1% of residents and 89.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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