With 736 people, Colton is a city in South Dakota. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The foreign-born share is 1%. The typical home is worth $192,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Median rent is $736 a month. There are 1,050 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,750, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Colton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$73,922 → $192,900(+161%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$49,835 → $83,750(+68%)US over the same years: +14%
White share99.2% → 92.1%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.6%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)52.9%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.4%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 34 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Colton, decade by decade
Colton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
648
$49,835
$73,922
14.3%
1.9
2000
662
$76,608
$138,628
13.7%
4.1
2010
687
$75,397
$139,398
21.1%
5.4
2020
738
$85,121
$150,050
16.9%
7.9
2024
736
$83,750
$192,900
14.6%
18.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
