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

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,799
Male Share of the Population	49%
Female Share of the Population	51%
Senior Citizens	14.1%
Employed Population 16+	895
Age of the Population	31

Families

% of people married	54.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	33.2%
Median Earnings25+	$38,380
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,526

Wealth

Median Family Income	$65,455
% Above Poverty Level	95.4%
% Below Poverty Level	4.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	15 minutes
% Working from Home	3.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	29.2%
Median Gross Rent	$755
Median House Value	$149,200

Ancestry

German	43%
Norwegian	29.6%
Irish	15%
Dutch	11.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.7%
English	5.6%
Swedish	3%
Czech	1.9%
Danishn	1.7%
French Except Basque	1.5%
Italian	1.1%
Polish	1%
Welsh	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Finnish	0.4%
Russian	0.2%
Canadian	0.1%
Swiss	0.1%
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Volga Almanac

Category	Value
County	Brookings County
Standard Zip Codes	57071
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	44.32
Approximate Longitude	-96.92

Volga 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	BROOKINGS 2 NE
Distance	7.9 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 22 F
Apr Temp	33 to 56 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	34 to 59 F
Annual Precip	22.8 inches

Station	WENTWORTH 2 WNW
Distance	21.5 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 24 F
Apr Temp	35 to 59 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	24.7 inches

Station	CASTLEWOOD
Distance	28.8 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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Arlington	1,048	$68,750
Aurora	736	$82,727
Brookings	23,863	$83,856
Bruce	153	$78,250
Sinai	91	$0
White	580	$76,250

Volga Public Schools

Sioux Valley Elementary - 02
200 Hansina Ave
ZIP: 57071
(605) 627-5657
Primary
Total Enrollment 293

Sioux Valley High School - 01
200 Hansina Ave
ZIP: 57071
(605) 627-5657
High
Total Enrollment 205

Sioux Valley Middle School - 04
200 Hansina Ave
ZIP: 57071
(605) 627-5657
Middle
Total Enrollment 131

Volga Private Schools

Volga Christian School
223 E 6th St
ZIP: 57071
Elementary
Total Enrollment 35

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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