Central City, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

292%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Central City	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$45,464	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$58,801	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$58,929	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,272	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	19.2%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Central City is 1% higher than the national average
The median household income in Central City is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Central City is 292% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Central City is 7% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,196 $58,801 $117,602

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Central City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	40.7%	40.7%
Manufacturing sector	1.9%	1.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.6%	5.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	38.9%	38.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Spearfish, SD	2,322	$96,754	19.0%
Spearfish, SD	12,076	$74,946	7.9%
Whitewood, SD	1,014	$67,871	16.6%
Lead, SD	3,089	$67,005	17.6%
Sturgis, SD	7,137	$65,476	19.5%
Central City, SD	163	$58,801	27.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Deepstep, GA	163	$163,178	100.6%
Bentley, IA	163	$286,466	252.2%
Calumet, IA	163	$62,304	23.4%
Shambaugh, IA	163	$69,256	14.8%
De Smet, ID	163	$59,746	26.5%
Central City, SD	163	$58,801	27.7%

Source: The Central City, 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.