South Dakota · Census place 71940
Willow Lake city, SD
Quick answer
Willow Lake city has 455 residents, ranking #158 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $63,929, the median home is worth $150,000 and median gross rent runs $810 a month.
- Population
- 455Willow Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $63,929Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $150,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $810Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 16.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Willow Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Willow Lake city median would spend about 15.2% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.1% of residents and 60.4% 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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