Letcher, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Letcher	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$38,506	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$82,883	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$83,014	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,723	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,849	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,202	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Letcher is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Letcher is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Letcher is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Letcher is 34% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,249 $82,883 $165,766

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Letcher median earnings by income bracket

Letcher employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.4%	5.4%
Manufacturing sector	39.3%	39.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	3.6%	3.6%
Public administration	3.6%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.9%	8.9%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	39.3%	39.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Vernon, SD	514	$68,919	15.3%
Woonsocket, SD	778	$68,218	16.1%
Mitchell, SD	16,163	$66,736	17.9%
Artesian, SD	189	$64,738	20.4%
Forestburg, SD	81	$0	100.0%
Letcher, SD	195	$82,883	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Halibut Cove, AK	195	$116,164	42.8%
Lutak, AK	195	$0	100.0%
Huetter, ID	195	$48,699	40.1%
Plattville, IL	195	$129,752	59.5%
Corunna, IN	195	$82,753	1.7%
Letcher, SD	195	$82,883	1.9%

Source: The Letcher, 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.