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Walworth County, SD

Demographic and economic profile of Walworth County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Walworth County, SD is a small, rural county of 5,298 residents with a labor force participation rate of 60.5% and an unemployment rate of 3.7%, reflecting a modest but stable workforce. Educational attainment sits at 31.1% with a bachelor's degree or higher and 92.0% with a high school diploma, with median worker earnings of $44,125 against a median home value of just $130,000 and median gross rent of $962 per month. The county posted a population decline of 3.8% over five years, and a poverty rate of 15.3% points to underlying economic pressure, though a 76.2% homeownership rate and a mean commute of 16.7 minutes reflect a settled, owner-occupied residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

5,298

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,026

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.8% since 2018

Walworth County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,142 (78.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone561 (10.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races496 (9.4%)
  • Asian Alone32 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone18 (0.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone12 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish94
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic23
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

326

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,916

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,717

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance566
  2. 2.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)285
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services238
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)216
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining185

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,044
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations481
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations378
  4. 4.Service Occupations339
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations227

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.98×)194
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.93×)165
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 2.65×)305
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)127
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.05×)177

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$130,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$962/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999291 (15.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999144 (7.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999140 (7.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999122 (6.6%)
  • $25,000 to $29,999107 (5.8%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999101 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,125

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,926 (78.2%)
  • Carpooled218 (8.8%)
  • Walked153 (6.2%)
  • Worked At Home147 (6.0%)
  • Public Transit14 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.