Freeman, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Freeman	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$34,430	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$77,284	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$98,842	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$58,085	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,213	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,018	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Freeman is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Freeman is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Freeman is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Freeman is 30% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,517 $77,284 $154,568

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Freeman median earnings by income bracket

Freeman employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.6%	7.6%
Manufacturing sector	26.5%	26.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	23.2%	23.2%
Public administration	2.2%	2.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	9.5%	9.5%
Other	23.5%	23.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Parker, SD	900	$114,096	40.3%
Marion, SD	933	$87,246	7.3%
Bridgewater, SD	330	$76,298	6.2%
Olivet, SD	85	$75,546	7.1%
Scotland, SD	677	$72,304	11.1%
Freeman, SD	1,687	$77,284	5.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hildebran, NC	1,687	$58,889	27.6%
Rocky Point, NC	1,687	$48,468	40.4%
Westville, OK	1,687	$42,318	48.0%
Monona, IA	1,686	$77,137	5.2%
Lake Camelot, IL	1,688	$155,403	91.1%
Freeman, SD	1,687	$77,284	5.0%

Source: The Freeman, 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.