CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Volga

South Dakota · 1,274 residents · 1.14 sq mi

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Volga is a city of 1,274 people in South Dakota. The typical home is worth $44,500. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 4.9%, under the national 13.2%. Median rent is $249 a month. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,274

−11%vs 2000

vs 1,435 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.14 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(124)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(123)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(97)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(54)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(179)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(216)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.9%(88)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(111)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(110)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(75)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(27)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,318

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,818 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,719

−47%vs 2000

vs $18,237 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,500

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$249

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $382 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.7%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

25.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(1,412)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(6)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(1,268)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.7%(16)

Nicaraguan0.7%(16)

Spaniard0.6%(14)

Mexican0.3%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(19)

Ancestry

German45.6%(1,097)

Norwegian25%(602)

Irish11.5%(276)

Swedish8.2%(197)

Dutch6.4%(155)

American3.6%(86)

English2.3%(55)

Danish1.3%(32)

Italian0.9%(21)

Romanian0.9%(21)

Scottish0.8%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(17)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

French0.7%(16)

Ukrainian0.5%(11)

Belgian0.4%(9)

Russian0.3%(8)

Subsaharan African0.3%(7)

Welsh0.3%(7)

Czech0.2%(4)

Polish0.2%(4)

Finnish0.1%(3)

French Canadian0.1%(3)

British0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

−15.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.7%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

+66%vs 2000

vs 9.0 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 married36.7%(322)

Married57.9%(508)

Widowed1.5%(13)

Divorced3.9%(34)

Women 15+

Never married36.8%(350)

Married54.4%(517)

Widowed2%(19)

Divorced6.8%(65)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.1%

+13.7 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.0%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.3%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 75.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% 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)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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