South Dakota · Census place 50260
Platte city, SD
Quick answer
Platte city has 1,310 residents, ranking #65 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $71,641, the median home is worth $165,700 and median gross rent runs $860 a month.
- Population
- 1,310Platte city residents
- Median household income
- $71,641Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $165,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $860Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Platte city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Platte city median would spend about 14.4% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.2% of residents and 70.1% 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
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- Clear Lake city 1,333
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- Lemmon city 1,214
- Tyndall city 1,206
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