Beadle County

Beadle County, South Dakota

At a Glance

Population	19,149
County Seat	Beadle County Courthouse
State FIPS	46
County FIPS	005
Num Towns	14
Census-Designated Places	5
Total Town Population	15,947
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	19,089
Median Age	37.5
Veterans	875
Housing Units	8,436
Uninsured	367
Net Migration (recent)	-1,016
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	582
Total Employees	6,884
Avg Annual Pay	$50,493
Median Household Income	$63,813
Poverty Rate	9.7%
Unemployment Rate	2.3%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$68,903
Federal Spending FY2024	$120,025,668
Federal Spending Per Capita	$6,268

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$152,100
Median Rent	$807
FMR Studio	$614
FMR 1BR	$683
FMR 2BR	$896
FMR 3BR	$1,159
FMR 4BR	$1,366

Health & Safety

Hospitals	14
EMS Stations	42
Fire Stations	42
Police Stations	42
Adult Smoking	18.2%
Adult Obesity	36.9%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	12.2
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.86
Electric Customers	433548
Towns with Broadband Data	14
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	14

Community

Churches	26
Libraries	14
Historic Places (NRHP)	27
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	209
SNAP Stores	21
Bank Branches	7

Agriculture

Total Farms	63
Land in Farms (acres)	514,762
Avg Farm Size (acres)	8,170.8
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2022-06-29
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-05
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING	2019-06-07
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2013-08-02
DR	FLOODING	2011-05-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2010-09-23
DR	FLOODING	2010-05-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2007-05-22
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2005-12-20

Detailed Topics

Communities in Beadle County

Huron — pop 14,263
Wolsey — pop 459
Iroquois — pop 292
Wessington — pop 197
Cavour — pop 128
Yale — pop 112
Hitchcock — pop 112
Pearl Creek Colony — pop 99
Shamrock Colony — pop 88
Riverside Colony — pop 72
Morningside — pop 70
Broadland — pop 27
Virgil — pop 26
Huron Colony — pop 2

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.