South Dakota · Census place 60020
Spearfish city, SD
Quick answer
Spearfish city has 12,551 residents, ranking #10 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $59,731, the median home is worth $309,200 and median gross rent runs $941 a month.
- Population
- 12,551Spearfish city residents
- Median household income
- $59,731Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $309,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $941Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Spearfish city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Spearfish city median would spend about 18.9% 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 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.2% of residents and 48.3% 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.
- Yankton city 15,501
- Huron city 14,347
- Pierre city 14,008
- Box Elder city 12,457
- Vermillion city 11,800
- Brandon city 10,996
- Harrisburg city 7,790
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