Blackhawk, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

22%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Blackhawk	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$41,753	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$99,353	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$101,661	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$3,705	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,926	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,061	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Blackhawk is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Blackhawk is 22% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Blackhawk is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Blackhawk is 37% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$66,228 $99,353 $198,706

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Blackhawk employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	11.7%
Manufacturing sector	8.7%	8.7%
Financial & insurance services	7.2%	7.2%
Wholesale & retail services	17.1%	17.1%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.7%	5.7%
Education, health & social services	14.8%	14.8%
Other	32.5%	32.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Blucksberg Mountain, SD	452	$165,632	103.6%
Summerset, SD	2,698	$135,460	66.5%
Colonial Pine Hills, SD	2,828	$124,588	53.2%
Green Valley, SD	1,290	$96,224	18.3%
Rapid Valley, SD	8,750	$95,864	17.9%
Blackhawk, SD	3,149	$99,353	22.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Doylestown, OH	3,149	$99,248	22.0%
Brazoria, TX	3,149	$66,474	18.3%
Big Sky, MT	3,148	$118,199	45.3%
North Shore, VA	3,148	$142,495	75.2%
Algoma, WI	3,148	$89,482	10.0%
Blackhawk, SD	3,149	$99,353	22.2%

Source: The Blackhawk, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.