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Lake Preston, South Dakota

Lake Preston city, South Dakota · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townRural scaleLower incomeOlder populationDecliningKingsbury County · 0.8 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Lake PrestonPeer medianPctileSource
Population59657273
Population change (10 yr)-10.0%-18.4%50
Median household income$52,396$52,76145
Poverty rate17.0%16.7%45
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%14.3%45
Housing unit change (10 yr)-25.6%-8.6%0
Median owner-occupied home value$130,000$119,30064
Median gross rent$615$81918
Housing vacancy rate7.6%16.9%27
Worked from home11.1%11.0%45
Population, 2010–2024
Lake PrestonPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
Lake PrestonPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population-28.0%+28.4%-16.6%
Housing units-30.3%-2.7%-8.1%
Median household income+17.9%+21.8%+29.7%
Median owner-occupied home value+28.3%+85.2%+62.4%
Median gross rent+18.1%+51.9%+35.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher-26.4%+1.9%+28.3%
Worked from home+69.7%+150.5%+200.7%
Poverty rate-28.4%+87.3%-39.2%
Establishment density · Kingsbury County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars15.3US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail13.3US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services5.7US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services9.5US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care15.3US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation11.4US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation0.0US 2.1below US rate
Construction62.9US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Tamms, IL90589-20.3%$50,04615.0%
Grantsboro, NC89645-19.8%$54,58315.6%
Eldred, PA88566-23.9%$49,06313.4%
Fort Towson, OK88546-18.4%$50,93816.1%
Crawfordville, GA87548-7.7%$58,75012.0%
Newell, PA87582$49,75013.1%
Cascade, MT87572-9.5%$50,93817.3%
Findlay, IL86674$55,4179.9%