CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hot Springs

South Dakota · 4,325 residents · 4.34 sq mi

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Hot Springs is home to 4,325 people in South Dakota. The median age is 41.7, about 9 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $36,900. The average commute runs 12 minutes. The median household earns $19,331, about 36% below the national median. Median rent is $275 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,325

+5%vs 2000

vs 4,129 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 44.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(226)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(291)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(320)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(248)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.5%(108)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.6%(503)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(690)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(428)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.2%(527)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.9%(557)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(287)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.2%(140)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,331

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,079 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,962

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,618 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,900

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $353 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.6% in 2000

42.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.7%(3,581)

Black0.4%(16)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(79)

Asian0.4%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.1%(3,895)

Black0.6%(25)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(79)

Asian0.3%(13)

Other9.1%(392)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(92)

Puerto Rican0.1%(2)

Asian origin

Japanese1.9%(68)

Filipino1.1%(38)

Thai0.5%(18)

Asian Indian0.5%(16)

Ancestry

German26.1%(925)

English15%(533)

Irish12.3%(437)

American5.9%(209)

Norwegian5.6%(200)

Czech5.2%(184)

Russian2.1%(75)

Danish2.1%(73)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(69)

Scottish1.9%(69)

Dutch1.4%(49)

French1.2%(43)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1%(36)

Portuguese0.7%(26)

British0.6%(23)

Austrian0.6%(21)

Welsh0.3%(12)

French Canadian0.2%(8)

Slovak0.2%(8)

Swiss0.2%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.7%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.6 min

−29%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married19.3%(280)

Married46.9%(679)

Widowed6.2%(90)

Divorced27.6%(400)

Women 15+

Never married13.3%(222)

Married57.3%(955)

Widowed12.2%(204)

Divorced17.2%(287)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.4%

+2.9 ptssince 2013

from 13.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.6%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.5%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.1%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.1%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

9.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 46.8% 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)16.6%(90)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(148)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.4%(246)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.4%(29)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 542 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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