CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Garretson

South Dakota · 954 residents · 1.46 sq mi

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Garretson is a city of 954 people in South Dakota. The median age is 38.5, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $35,500. The median household earns $20,000, about 34% below the national median. Renters pay $297 a month at the median. The population has fallen 18% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

954

−18%vs 2000

vs 1,165 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.5

+5%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(97)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(60)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.6%(25)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(133)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(139)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.8%(55)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(95)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(92)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(77)

US avg: 4%

85 and over6.8%(65)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,000

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,352 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,179

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,981 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.7%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,500

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.9%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

34.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(1,136)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(6)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(952)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.4%(5)

Guatemalan0.4%(5)

Mexican0.2%(2)

Spaniard0.1%(1)

Ancestry

German32.1%(378)

Norwegian18.7%(220)

English12.1%(142)

Irish12%(141)

Dutch8.2%(96)

Swedish2.6%(31)

Polish1.6%(19)

Scottish1.5%(18)

American1.2%(14)

Italian1.2%(14)

Welsh1%(12)

Belgian0.6%(7)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian0.5%(6)

Danish0.5%(6)

Subsaharan African0.4%(5)

French0.3%(4)

Czech0.3%(3)

Swiss0.3%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.0%

−16.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 15.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33%(140)

Married50.5%(214)

Widowed3.3%(14)

Divorced13.2%(56)

Women 15+

Never married17.5%(93)

Married39.4%(209)

Widowed18.6%(99)

Divorced24.5%(130)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2013

from 2.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.0%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

34.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.4%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 73.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.1%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)4.3%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.4%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.8%(33)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.2%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 69 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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