South Dakota · Census place 22260
Fort Pierre city, SD
Quick answer
Fort Pierre city has 2,534 residents, ranking #35 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $74,732, the median home is worth $166,700 and median gross rent runs $880 a month.
- Population
- 2,534Fort Pierre city residents
- Median household income
- $74,732Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $166,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $880Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Pierre city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Pierre city median would spend about 14.1% 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 1.8% of residents and 78% 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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