With 171 people, Letcher is a city in South Dakota. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The typical home is worth $102,100, having more than tripled since 2000. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. 24.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,042, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 173%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Letcher
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$35,999 → $102,100(+184%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$39,001 → $81,042(+108%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate15.1% → 24.0%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)77.8%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.2%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9 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
Letcher, decade by decade
Letcher 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
159
$39,001
$35,999
17.3%
0.0
2000
177
$49,336
$37,344
17.6%
5.5
2010
173
$46,394
$43,013
19.7%
0.0
2020
159
$67,894
–
20.9%
35.3
2024
171
$81,042
$102,100
17.9%
24.1
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.
