South Dakota · Census place 26340
Groton city, SD
Quick answer
Groton city has 1,794 residents, ranking #48 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $82,083, the median home is worth $173,000 and median gross rent runs $954 a month.
- Population
- 1,794Groton city residents
- Median household income
- $82,083Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $954Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Groton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Groton city median would spend about 13.9% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 76.3% 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
Places of similar size in South Dakota.
- Springfield city 2,073
- Parkston city 1,981
- Webster city 1,823
- Rosebud CDP 1,710
- Oglala CDP 1,601
- Freeman city 1,558
- Wagner city 1,555
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