South Dakota · Census place 33180
Kadoka, SD population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Kadoka, South Dakota (Kadoka, SD — Census place “Kadoka city”) is 427 residents, ranking #166 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $36,786, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs $600 a month. Looking for the Kadoka South Dakota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kadoka, SD: 57543.
- Population
- 427Kadoka city residents
- Median household income
- $36,786Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $600Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50%Owner-occupied households
Kadoka ZIP codes (South Dakota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kadoka.
The Kadoka SD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Kadoka city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kadoka city median would spend about 19.6% 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. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 50% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Kadoka city, SD in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Kadoka city is a very small community in South Dakota, with 427 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #166 of 485 ranked by population — larger than 65% of them. The median age here is 42.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Kadoka city earn a median of $36,786 a year, 53.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 44% below the $65,500 median for the 79 South Dakota cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 15.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Kadoka city is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs $600 a month, 57.3% below the national figure, or roughly $7,200 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. 50% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 427 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Kadoka city against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld home value for Kadoka city because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in South Dakota.
- Marion city 1,004
- Colman city 1,011
- Martin city 1,054
- Worthing city 1,087
- Britton city 1,117
- Ipswich city 1,126
- Fort Thompson CDP 1,134
- Ashland Heights CDP 1,142
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Kadoka city?
- Kadoka city has 427 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #166 of 485 in South Dakota.
- What is the median household income in Kadoka city?
- Median household income in Kadoka city is $36,786 a year, 53.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kadoka city?
- Median gross rent is $600 a month and the median home value is not published, so rent absorbs about 19.6% of median household income.
- Is Kadoka city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Kadoka city to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Kadoka city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.