Faulk County, South Dakota Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Faulk County, SD Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
    Healthier than 77% of counties in South Dakota
  • C
    Income Below average
  • B
    Education Around average
    Better educated than 89% of counties in South Dakota

Source: Map AI Methodology

Faulk County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Faulk County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
Population 2,126 907,403 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 2.1 11.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -1.24% 0.80% 0.59%
Median age 42.9 35.5 37.3
Households 862 365,533 130,235,071

Population in Faulk County declined by 6.6% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 2,126 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Faulk County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 21.7% of residents. That is 4.4 points above South Dakota as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below South Dakota, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 51.5% of the people living in Faulk County and men 48.5%.

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Economy

Faulk County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric Faulk County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $58,499 $75,087 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 3.92% 4.61% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 5.3% 2.9% 5.2%

The median household income in Faulk County is about 22% lower than in South Dakota.

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Housing

Metric Faulk County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $101,786 $92,142 $248,835
Median rent $771 $946 $1,407
Homeownership rate 79.6% 68.6% 65.2%

The median home price in Faulk County is about 11.0 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $771 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Faulk County spend about 21 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 87 hours, about 3.6 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Faulk County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 10.5 15.3 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 20.9 30.7 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 87 128 187
Estimated yearly cost $2,706 $3,961 $5,790
Work from home 12.5% 9.7% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 2,534 2,777 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 141 353 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in South Dakota: Jones County (6.7 min), Bennett County (7.5 min), Jackson County (7.8 min).
Slowest: Custer County (25.5 min), McCook County (25.4 min), Turner County (23.1 min).

The average commute time in Faulk County is 10 minutes, shorter than the 15 minutes in South Dakota.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Faulk County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric Faulk County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 22.0% 28.0% 31.6%
Average household size 2.25 2.40 2.53

Highest education index among counties in South Dakota: Clay County (0.4), Lincoln County (0.3), Stanley County (0.3).
Lowest: Buffalo County (0.1), Mellette County (0.2), Oglala Lakota County (0.2).

Health

Faulk County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Faulk County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 81.8 79.9 78.3
Self-rated poor health 12.2% 13.8% 16.3%
Smokers 15.9% 19.9% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in South Dakota: Brookings County (0.8), Lincoln County (0.8), Clay County (0.8).
Lowest: Todd County (0.7), Buffalo County (0.7), Mellette County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Faulk County, South Dakota.

What is the population of Faulk County, South Dakota?

About 2,126 people live in Faulk County, South Dakota, in 862 households of 2.3 people on average. The median age is 42.9, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 6 years.

Is Faulk County, South Dakota mostly urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Faulk County, South Dakota has 2 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 2% of the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Faulk County, South Dakota?

The median home costs 1.7 times the median household income ($101,786 against $58,499), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $771 a month takes about 16% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

What share of adults in Faulk County, South Dakota have a college degree?

22.0% of adults in Faulk County, South Dakota hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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