Yale, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Yale	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$51,463	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$93,122	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$94,029	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$87,642	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,699	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Yale is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in Yale is 14% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Yale is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Yale is 55% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,075 $93,122 $186,244

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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Yale median earnings by income bracket

Yale employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.7%	21.7%
Manufacturing sector	45.0%	45.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.0%	5.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	5.0%
Education, health & social services	10.0%	10.0%
Other	13.3%	13.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cavour, SD	227	$119,651	47.1%
Iroquois, SD	391	$82,214	1.1%
Huron, SD	13,672	$73,274	9.9%
Morningside, SD	74	$0	100.0%
Bancroft, SD	51	$0	100.0%
Yale, SD	166	$93,122	14.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beatrice, AL	166	$41,537	48.9%
Oil Trough, AR	166	$62,343	23.3%
Sedgwick, CO	166	$93,515	15.0%
Dewy Rose, GA	166	$66,367	18.4%
Alexander, IA	166	$61,472	24.4%
Yale, SD	166	$93,122	14.5%

Source: The Yale, 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.