South Dakota · Census place 29100
Hill City city, SD
Quick answer
Hill City city has 699 residents, ranking #116 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $85,714, the median home is worth $246,700 and median gross rent runs $933 a month.
- Population
- 699Hill City city residents
- Median household income
- $85,714Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $246,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $933Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hill City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hill City city median would spend about 13.1% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 81.7% 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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