Corson County is home to 3,806 people in South Dakota. The poverty rate is 44.2%, above the 12.5% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 29.9. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $69,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. Density works out to 2 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,406, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Corson County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.5% → 19.0%(+8.5 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)20.9%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18%(31)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(65)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 172 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
Corson County, decade by decade
Corson County 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
4,195
$34,379
$43,921
10.5%
63.0
2000
4,181
$37,624
$40,987
11.3%
61.8
2010
4,050
$44,419
$66,030
14.3%
62.0
2020
3,902
$44,488
$67,389
16.1%
55.0
2024
3,806
$46,406
$69,800
19.0%
53.3
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.
