With 70 people, Wasta is a city in South Dakota. At a median age of 62.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 54% less than in South Dakota as a whole. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $108,800. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $34,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wasta
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree0.0% → 36.5%(+36.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$42,001 → $108,800(+159%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate20.0% → 8.6%(−11.4 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)10%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era70%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War20%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 10 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
Wasta, decade by decade
Wasta 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
75
$33,001
$42,001
0.0%
0.0
2000
75
$48,046
$52,828
3.3%
6.5
2010
80
$44,955
$86,314
23.5%
3.1
2020
65
–
–
15.3%
21.7
2024
70
$34,375
$108,800
36.5%
36.5
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.
