Tripp County is home to 5,611 people in South Dakota. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 3 people per square mile. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $132,900. The average commute runs 14 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,987, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tripp County
What changed most since 1990
Population6,924 → 5,611(−19%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age34.5 → 45.0(+10.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share90.2% → 79.9%(−10.3 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)7%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.1%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.6%(53)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 199 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
Tripp County, decade by decade
Tripp 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
6,924
$48,198
$80,882
9.6%
22.1
2000
6,430
$51,613
$82,885
13.5%
28.2
2010
5,644
$57,861
$99,837
16.0%
36.5
2020
5,624
$65,516
$122,174
20.7%
47.9
2024
5,611
$58,987
$132,900
17.7%
41.5
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.
