CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Valley Springs

South Dakota · 753 residents · 0.99 sq mi

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Valley Springs is home to 753 people in South Dakota. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $40,100. The poverty rate is 4.9%, under the national 13.2%. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 17% more than in South Dakota as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

753

−5%vs 2000

vs 792 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 31.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024996

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(65)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(76)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(64)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(44)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(119)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.1%(129)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(76)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(46)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(36)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,413

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,089 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,171

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,507 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.9%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,100

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $528 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.8%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

23.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(779)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(8)

Asian0.4%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(745)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.1%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.2%(2)

Puerto Rican0.2%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(2)

Ancestry

German47.5%(473)

Russian12.9%(128)

Norwegian8.7%(87)

Dutch5.7%(57)

Irish5.1%(51)

Swedish2.8%(28)

English2.6%(26)

Finnish1.4%(14)

Czech1.2%(12)

French1.1%(11)

American1%(10)

Danish1%(10)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.5%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(5)

Italian0.4%(4)

Hungarian0.3%(3)

Polish0.2%(2)

Greek0.1%(1)

Scottish0.1%(1)

Welsh0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Russian population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.5%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 15.7 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 married23.1%(119)

Married28.5%(147)

Widowed1.6%(8)

Divorced46.8%(241)

Women 15+

Never married30.3%(83)

Married46.4%(127)

Widowed9.9%(27)

Divorced13.5%(37)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 71.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.8%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

14.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.0%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 78.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% 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)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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