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Potter, South Dakota

Potter County, South Dakota · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

CountySmall townRural scaleOlder populationPotter County · 861.1 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025PotterPeer medianPctileSource
Population2,3882,33264
Population change (10 yr)11.2%3.5%86
Median household income$72,045$67,11973
Poverty rate6.2%10.3%0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%26.0%64
Housing unit change (10 yr)0.1%-5.8%57
Median owner-occupied home value$121,300$190,7009
Median gross rent$1,008$82273
Housing vacancy rate32.0%25.7%82
Worked from home6.0%7.1%9
Population, 2012–2024
PotterPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
PotterPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population-0.5%+3.2%+5.5%
Housing units+1.6%-2.5%-1.1%
Median household income+19.9%+32.0%+23.2%
Median owner-occupied home value+64.7%+18.6%+48.0%
Median gross rent+26.2%+47.4%+22.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher+22.4%+22.2%+20.4%
Worked from home-21.0%-27.6%+133.0%
Poverty rate-41.5%-17.7%+27.1%
Establishment density · Potter County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars16.8US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail16.8US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services0.0US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services12.6US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care12.6US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation0.0US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation16.8US 2.1above US rate
Construction54.4US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Kidder, ND732,377-1.4%$65,61026.2%
Powder River, MT721,815+8.2%$67,04526.1%
Nelson, ND713,016$67,19329.4%
Garfield, WA702,353+2.8%$64,88431.8%
Frontier, NE692,569-7.5%$70,13225.7%
Petersburg, AK683,409$75,12525.8%
Gilliam, OR681,971+4.1%$66,91721.0%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK682,311+8.7%$61,40624.6%
Deuel, NE671,847$70,09625.2%