Wood, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

53%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wood	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$47,001	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$38,138	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$39,171	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	47.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wood is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Wood is 53% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wood is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wood is 213% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$25,422 $38,138 $76,276

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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Wood median earnings by income bracket

Wood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	13.3%	13.3%
Other	86.7%	86.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
White River, SD	677	$65,260	19.8%
Mission, SD	1,455	$41,614	48.8%
Okreek, SD	230	$31,120	61.7%
Antelope, SD	802	$18,588	77.1%
White Horse, SD	217	$0	100.0%
Wood, SD	57	$38,138	53.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shageluk, AK	57	$0	100.0%
Dayton, AL	57	$56,848	30.1%
Hayesville, IA	57	$70,887	12.8%
Kirkman, IA	57	$90,439	11.2%
Nodaway, IA	57	$69,208	14.9%
Wood, SD	57	$38,138	53.1%

Source: The Wood, 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.