With 5,271 people, Walworth County is a county in South Dakota. There are 7 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $136,600, having roughly tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 0%. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,026, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Walworth County
What changed most since 1990
Population6,087 → 5,271(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$65,762 → $136,600(+108%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$46,833 → $65,026(+39%)US over the same years: +14%
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)26.1%(85)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(27)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.7%(123)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.5%(31)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 326 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
Walworth County, decade by decade
Walworth 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
6,087
$46,833
$65,762
14.5%
19.3
2000
5,974
$50,704
$73,777
15.8%
29.9
2010
5,438
$56,848
$89,911
21.3%
37.0
2020
5,315
$62,397
$117,204
21.5%
47.3
2024
5,271
$65,026
$136,600
29.6%
43.5
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.
