CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Letcher

South Dakota · 159 residents · 0.62 sq mi

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With 159 people, Letcher is a city in South Dakota. The typical home is worth $14,999. Median rent is $145 a month. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. That trails the South Dakota median by roughly 28%. Median household income is $16,250, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

159

−10%vs 2000

vs 177 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−15%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024171

Age distribution, 1990

Under 515.1%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(12)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 141.9%(3)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 191.9%(3)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.9%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(21)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 442.5%(4)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.9%(11)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.2%(21)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8413.8%(22)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,250

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,321

−48%vs 2000

vs $14,164 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$14,999

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$145

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $263 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.7%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

25.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(173)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.6%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(159)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German42.1%(72)

Irish9.4%(16)

English7%(12)

Norwegian5.3%(9)

American2.9%(5)

Czech2.3%(4)

Danish1.8%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(1)

Swiss0.6%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.7%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+75%vs 2000

vs 11.7 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 married36.2%(25)

Married44.9%(31)

Widowed5.8%(4)

Divorced13%(9)

Women 15+

Never married35.4%(23)

Married40%(26)

Widowed7.7%(5)

Divorced16.9%(11)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.3%

+6.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

−15.1 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.3%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

+15.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.7%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.8%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.4%

+21.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% 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)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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