Wakonda is home to 399 people in South Dakota. The median age is 54.4, about 15 years above the US median. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The typical home is worth $107,100, having more than tripled since 2000. 1% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wakonda
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$35,999 → $107,100(+198%)US over the same years: +67%
White share94.8% → 91.5%(−3.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate12.1% → 20.1%(+8.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)15.8%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.6%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.5%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 19 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
Wakonda, decade by decade
Wakonda 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
330
$41,183
$35,999
11.8%
12.3
2000
374
$58,065
$54,103
18.9%
1.3
2010
321
$61,139
$79,121
15.1%
3.8
2020
347
$53,330
$71,268
20.5%
13.2
2024
399
$61,250
$107,100
20.5%
19.9
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.
