Whitewood, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Whitewood	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$43,392	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$67,871	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,774	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$29,646	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,286	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,974	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Whitewood is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Whitewood is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Whitewood is 6% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Whitewood is 1% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$45,242 $67,871 $135,742

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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Whitewood median earnings by income bracket

Whitewood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.5%	25.5%
Manufacturing sector	11.0%	11.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.1%	5.1%
Wholesale & retail services	4.3%	4.3%
Public administration	1.6%	1.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.6%	10.6%
Education, health & social services	3.9%	3.9%
Other	32.9%	32.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Blucksberg Mountain, SD	452	$165,632	103.6%
North Spearfish, SD	2,322	$96,754	19.0%
Spearfish, SD	12,076	$74,946	7.9%
Belle Fourche, SD	5,832	$70,857	12.9%
Lead, SD	3,089	$67,005	17.6%
Whitewood, SD	1,014	$67,871	16.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Milledgeville, IL	1,014	$65,890	19.0%
Stamping Ground, KY	1,014	$68,205	16.1%
Lemannville, LA	1,014	$52,566	35.4%
Wisner, LA	1,014	$37,704	53.6%
Alcorn State University, MS	1,014	$140,492	72.7%
Whitewood, SD	1,014	$67,871	16.6%

Source: The Whitewood, 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.