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

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

22%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hill City	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$49,042	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$99,294	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$118,211	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,768	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$77,246	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$25,015	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hill City is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in Hill City is 22% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hill City is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hill City is 17% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$66,189 $99,294 $198,588

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Hill City median earnings by income bracket

Hill City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.4%	14.4%
Manufacturing sector	13.1%	13.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.9%	11.9%
Public administration	5.6%	5.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.4%	4.4%
Education, health & social services	24.4%	24.4%
Other	26.3%	26.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Colonial Pine Hills, SD	2,828	$124,588	53.2%
Custer, SD	2,402	$86,849	6.8%
Keystone, SD	561	$76,571	5.9%
Johnson Siding, SD	682	$0	100.0%
Hill City, SD	601	$99,294	22.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fields Landing, CA	601	$0	100.0%
Fort Jones, CA	601	$44,580	45.2%
Menlo, GA	601	$54,641	32.8%
Whitesburg, GA	601	$76,086	6.5%
Kooskia, ID	601	$47,714	41.3%
Hill City, SD	601	$99,294	22.1%

Source: The Hill 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.