South Dakota · Census place 40020
McLaughlin city, SD
Quick answer
McLaughlin city has 567 residents, ranking #138 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $66,607, the median home is worth $60,200 and median gross rent runs $883 a month.
- Population
- 567McLaughlin city residents
- Median household income
- $66,607Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $60,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $883Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in McLaughlin city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the McLaughlin city median would spend about 15.9% 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 0.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.3% of residents and 71.9% 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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