Wolsey is home to 692 people in South Dakota. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 274 people. The typical home is worth $101,200, having roughly tripled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 33.8. The foreign-born share is 0%. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wolsey
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.4 → 33.8(−3.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share0.0% → 18.6%(+18.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.3% → 24.5%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)50%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45%(18)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 40 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Wolsey, decade by decade
Wolsey 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
446
$52,336
$54,722
16.3%
0.0
2000
418
$64,328
$65,580
11.1%
2.4
2010
376
$47,802
$91,781
12.9%
2.6
2020
459
$54,390
$96,478
17.1%
24.3
2024
692
$57,500
$101,200
24.5%
41.9
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.
