Codington County

Codington County, South Dakota

At a Glance

Population	28,325
County Seat	Codington County Courthouse
State FIPS	46
County FIPS	029
Num Towns	7
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	23,713
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	28,402
Median Age	39.6
Veterans	1,926
Housing Units	13,257
Uninsured	389
Net Migration (recent)	421
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,202
Total Employees	14,490
Avg Annual Pay	$52,139
Median Household Income	$65,747
Poverty Rate	11.0%
Unemployment Rate	1.5%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$80,938
Federal Spending FY2024	$182,542,286
Federal Spending Per Capita	$6,445

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$206,600
Median Rent	$863
FMR Studio	$687
FMR 1BR	$764
FMR 2BR	$1,002
FMR 3BR	$1,272
FMR 4BR	$1,603

Health & Safety

Hospitals	7
EMS Stations	21
Fire Stations	21
Police Stations	21
Adult Smoking	18.0%
Adult Obesity	37.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	9.8
Air Quality Good Days	269

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.86
Electric Customers	433548
Towns with Broadband Data	7
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	7

Community

Churches	31
Libraries	9
Historic Places (NRHP)	44
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	72
SNAP Stores	23
Bank Branches	13

Agriculture

Total Farms	49
Land in Farms (acres)	24,146
Avg Farm Size (acres)	492.8
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	FLOODING	2023-07-06
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 STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2019-11-18
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING	2019-06-07
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2017-02-01
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2013-08-02
DR	FLOODING	2011-05-13
DR	FLOODING	2010-05-13

Detailed Topics

Communities in Codington County

Watertown — pop 22,655
Florence — pop 337
Henry — pop 256
South Shore — pop 189
Kranzburg — pop 163
Wallace — pop 91
Waverly — pop 22

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.