De Smet, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	De Smet	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$48,704	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$94,179	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$115,198	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$61,388	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,795	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,332	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in De Smet is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in De Smet is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in De Smet is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in De Smet is 63% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,779 $94,179 $188,358

City

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

State

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

Nation

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De Smet median earnings by income bracket

De Smet employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	9.6%
Manufacturing sector	13.7%	13.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	27.3%	27.3%
Public administration	8.9%	8.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.7%	2.7%
Education, health & social services	3.1%	3.1%
Other	30.0%	30.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Iroquois, SD	391	$82,214	1.1%
Lake Preston, SD	461	$77,705	4.5%
Oldham, SD	135	$66,447	18.3%
Bryant, SD	762	$63,705	21.7%
Erwin, SD	56	$0	100.0%
De Smet, SD	1,071	$94,179	15.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brantley, AL	1,071	$40,602	50.1%
Thomasboro, IL	1,071	$83,197	2.3%
Viola, IL	1,071	$91,002	11.9%
Grand Coteau, LA	1,071	$41,313	49.2%
Bude, MS	1,071	$31,946	60.7%
De Smet, SD	1,071	$94,179	15.8%

Source: The De Smet, 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.