With 912 people, Whitewood is a city in South Dakota. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.0% of people here. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $243,300.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 155%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Whitewood
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$97,923 → $243,300(+148%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants69.4% → 82.9%(+13.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share97.1% → 91.0%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)51.4%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.1%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.4%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 37 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
Whitewood, decade by decade
Whitewood 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
905
$51,160
$97,923
7.5%
7.0
2000
844
$53,369
$95,273
12.2%
14.7
2010
927
$49,037
$173,348
19.2%
22.7
2020
879
$55,720
$144,717
9.3%
26.5
2024
912
$77,500
$243,300
23.8%
20.7
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.
