Oglala, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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61%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

59%

Household income NAT. AVG.

327%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oglala	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$17,532	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$33,203	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,197	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$33,848	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	20.9%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	42.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Oglala is 61% lower than the national average
The median household income in Oglala is 59% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oglala is 327% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Oglala is 178% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,133 $33,203 $66,406

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Oglala employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.9%	5.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.8%	17.8%
Public administration	10.5%	10.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	12.8%	12.8%
Other	53.0%	53.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Ridge, SD	3,063	$56,363	30.7%
Manderson-White Horse Creek, SD	413	$41,309	49.2%
White Clay, NE	0	$0	100.0%
Oglala, SD	1,878	$33,203	59.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Poplar-Cotton Center, CA	1,878	$47,187	42.0%
Comer, GA	1,878	$48,035	40.9%
Teutopolis, IL	1,878	$107,694	32.4%
Lorena, TX	1,878	$128,867	58.4%
Port Edwards, WI	1,878	$83,104	2.2%
Oglala, SD	1,878	$33,203	59.2%

Source: The Oglala, 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.