South Dakota · Census place 48460
Parkston city, SD
Quick answer
Parkston city has 1,981 residents, ranking #46 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $71,313, the median home is worth $145,500 and median gross rent runs $725 a month.
- Population
- 1,981Parkston city residents
- Median household income
- $71,313Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $145,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $725Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Parkston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Parkston city median would spend about 12.2% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.5% of residents and 74.3% 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.
- North Spearfish CDP 2,201
- Custer city 2,148
- Springfield city 2,073
- Webster city 1,823
- Groton city 1,794
- Rosebud CDP 1,710
- Oglala CDP 1,601
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