Tea, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

64%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tea	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$45,667	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$133,286	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$152,878	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$97,195	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$71,295	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$55,296	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.5%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tea is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Tea is 64% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tea is 90% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Tea is 78% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$88,848 $133,286 $266,572

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Tea median earnings by income bracket

Tea employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.4%	10.4%
Manufacturing sector	5.4%	5.4%
Financial & insurance services	5.8%	5.8%
Wholesale & retail services	23.4%	23.4%
Public administration	6.4%	6.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.8%	6.8%
Education, health & social services	14.2%	14.2%
Other	26.1%	26.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Anderson, SD	516	$169,526	108.4%
Pine Lakes Addition, SD	336	$166,604	104.8%
Crooks, SD	1,458	$151,266	86.0%
Shindler, SD	952	$145,803	79.3%
Brandon, SD	10,388	$138,250	70.0%
Tea, SD	5,910	$133,286	63.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Aquia Harbour, VA	5,910	$186,418	129.2%
Washingtonville, NY	5,911	$126,909	56.0%
Yoakum, TX	5,913	$60,395	25.7%
Tay Valley, ON	5,913	n/a
Penn Wynne, PA	5,906	$201,836	148.2%
Tea, SD	5,910	$133,286	63.9%

Source: The Tea, 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.