Murdo, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Murdo	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$40,692	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$69,072	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,234	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,050	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,296	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$42,897	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Murdo is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Murdo is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Murdo is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Murdo is 49% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,043 $69,072 $138,144

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Murdo median earnings by income bracket

Murdo employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.7%	21.7%
Manufacturing sector	9.3%	9.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.9%	10.9%
Public administration	26.4%	26.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.1%	10.1%
Education, health & social services	3.1%	3.1%
Other	18.6%	18.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Draper, SD	69	$66,303	18.5%
Okaton, SD	49	$0	100.0%
Murdo, SD	500	$69,072	15.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Orchid, FL	500	$214,071	163.2%
Sopchoppy, FL	500	$62,218	23.5%
Rudd, IA	500	$79,037	2.8%
Laytonsville, MD	500	$238,685	193.5%
Mardela Springs, MD	500	$122,966	51.2%
Murdo, SD	500	$69,072	15.1%

Source: The Murdo, 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.