Valley Springs is a city of 996 people in South Dakota. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 43% more than in South Dakota as a whole. 1% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,222, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Valley Springs
What changed most since 1990
White share98.7% → 94.9%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.5% → 17.6%(+3.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$63,393 → $107,222(+69%)US over the same years: +14%
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)6.5%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)87.7%(135)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era8.4%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 154 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
Valley Springs, decade by decade
Valley Springs 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
753
$63,393
$96,243
14.5%
3.3
2000
792
$82,137
$132,981
10.4%
4.1
2010
759
$59,235
$162,127
12.7%
10.1
2020
885
$87,634
$153,565
11.9%
20.0
2024
996
$107,222
$192,600
17.6%
12.3
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.
