Frederick is a city of 160 people in South Dakota. The median age is 52.8, about 14 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $85,000, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 37% since 2000. 2% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,667, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Frederick
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$32,202 → $76,667(+138%)US over the same years: +14%
Population250 → 160(−36%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.6% → 28.9%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)11.1%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.4%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 27 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
Frederick, decade by decade
Frederick 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
250
$32,202
$49,681
21.6%
0.0
2000
255
$57,382
$64,304
24.9%
5.8
2010
199
$44,596
$72,936
9.8%
3.4
2020
215
$83,328
$80,358
15.7%
16.6
2024
160
$76,667
$85,000
28.9%
4.6
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.
