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

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,214
Male Share of the Population	44.7%
Female Share of the Population	55.3%
Senior Citizens	16.6%
Employed Population 16+	664
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	52.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	21%
Median Earnings25+	$39,352
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,292

Wealth

Median Family Income	$81,400
% Above Poverty Level	97.2%
% Below Poverty Level	2.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	2.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	6.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	29.5%
Median Gross Rent	$692
Median House Value	$149,100

Ancestry

Norwegian	23.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	21.7%
Irish	12.5%
Dutch	7.4%
English	4.1%
Danishn	3%
Belgian	2.1%
Swedish	1.9%
Italian	1.7%
Scottish	1.3%
French Except Basque	1.2%
Polish	1.1%
Czech	1%
Canadian	0.7%
Welsh	0.4%
Luxemburger	0.3%
German	0.2%
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Garretson Almanac

Category	Value
County	Minnehaha County
Standard Zip Codes	57030
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.71
Approximate Longitude	-96.5

Garretson 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	SIOUX FALLS AP
Distance	15.5 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 25 F
Apr Temp	33 to 59 F
Jul Temp	60 to 86 F
Oct Temp	35 to 61 F
Annual Precip	24.6 inches

Station	FLANDREAU
Distance	23.5 miles
Jan Temp	1 to 22 F
Apr Temp	33 to 56 F
Jul Temp	60 to 83 F
Oct Temp	34 to 59 F
Annual Precip	23.7 inches

Station	ROCK RAPIDS
Distance	25.9 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 24 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	61 to 85 F
Oct Temp	35 to 61 F
Annual Precip	27.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Baltic	1,069	$84,408
Brandon	9,867	$94,665
Crooks	1,363	$99,750
Dell Rapids	3,669	$84,079
Sioux Falls	174,151	$77,799
Valley Springs	757	$63,375

Garretson Public Schools

Garretson Elementary - 02
505 2nd St
ZIP: 57030
(605) 594-3453
Primary
Total Enrollment 241

Garretson High School - 01
505 2nd St
ZIP: 57030
(605) 594-3452
High
Total Enrollment 140

Garretson Middle School - 03
505 2nd St
ZIP: 57030
(605) 594-3452
Middle
Total Enrollment 119

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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