Clear Lake, South Dakota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,319
Male Share of the Population	50.4%
Female Share of the Population	49.6%
Senior Citizens	26.4%
Employed Population 16+	725
Age of the Population	46

Families

% of people married	58.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.7%
Median Earnings25+	$35,524
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$33,846
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,972

Wealth

Median Family Income	$71,944
% Above Poverty Level	93.5%
% Below Poverty Level	6.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	14 minutes
% Working from Home	3.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	34.1%
Median Gross Rent	$492
Median House Value	$114,000

Ancestry

German	51.6%
Norwegian	22.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.2%
Irish	9.4%
Dutch	8%
English	3.4%
Swedish	3.3%
Czech	2.3%
Danishn	1.9%
French Except Basque	1.6%
Scottish	1.3%
Polish	1.2%
Russian	0.7%
Romanian	0.5%
Welsh	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
Italian	0.1%
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Clear Lake Almanac

Category	Value
County	Deuel County
Standard Zip Codes	57226
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	44.76
Approximate Longitude	-96.68

Clear Lake Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CLEAR LAKE
Distance	0.3 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 20 F
Apr Temp	32 to 54 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	34 to 58 F
Annual Precip	25.7 inches

Station	CASTLEWOOD
Distance	17.3 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 20 F
Apr Temp	31 to 55 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	32 to 59 F
Annual Precip	23.6 inches

Station	MILBANK 2 SSW
Distance	31.5 miles
Jan Temp	-0 to 22 F
Apr Temp	33 to 56 F
Jul Temp	59 to 84 F
Oct Temp	34 to 60 F
Annual Precip	22 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Astoria	156	$63,906
Estelline	854	$56,563
Gary	300	$50,000
Goodwin	114	$68,750
Kranzburg	219	$78,750
Toronto	231	$60,000

Clear Lake Public Libraries

Clear Lake City Library
125 3RD AVE S
Clear Lake, South Dakota
(605) 874-2013

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Clear Lake Hospitals

Sanford Deuel County Medical Center
(Non-profit)
701 3rd Avenue South
(605) 874-2141

Clear Lake Public Schools

Clear Lake Elementary - 02
410 5th St W
ZIP: 57226
(605) 874-2162
Primary
Total Enrollment 271

Clear Lake Middle School - 04
410 5th St W
ZIP: 57226
(605) 874-2162
Middle
Total Enrollment 107

Deuel High School - 01
410 5th St W
ZIP: 57226
(605) 874-2163
High
Total Enrollment 153

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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