Volga is a city of 2,408 people in South Dakota. This skews young, with a median age of 28.0. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 973 people. The foreign-born share is 0%. About 46% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 53% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,828, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Volga
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants74.7% → 53.4%(−21.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age34.5 → 28.0(−6.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.3% → 46.1%(+32.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Volga's population equals 6.8% of Brookings County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.5% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.2% of the county's.
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)26.2%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.9%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era8.7%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 103 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
Volga, decade by decade
Volga 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
1,274
$53,565
$106,803
13.3%
1.2
2000
1,435
$76,178
$137,717
28.9%
4.0
2010
1,768
$71,029
$170,471
28.1%
9.1
2020
2,113
$66,090
$213,440
32.7%
21.8
2024
2,408
$78,828
$240,000
46.1%
14.2
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.
