South Shore is a city of 183 people in South Dakota. At a median age of 54.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $86,800. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,944, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about South Shore
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants62.6% → 86.7%(+24.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share94.8% → 98.9%(+4.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age38.2 → 54.8(+16.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)38.7%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.5%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.6%(16)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 31 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
South Shore, decade by decade
South Shore 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
287
$35,540
$43,201
13.9%
12.5
2000
270
$51,462
$70,862
12.1%
2.7
2010
225
$53,946
$70,346
20.9%
15.9
2020
189
$57,216
$76,722
14.8%
11.5
2024
183
$56,944
$86,800
13.8%
2.7
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.
