What is the population of Potter County, South Dakota?

The population of Potter County, South Dakota is 2,259, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Potter County, South Dakota?

The median household income in Potter County, South Dakota is $71,801, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Potter County, South Dakota is $63,158, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Potter County, South Dakota is 2.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Potter County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	2,259	912,694	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2.5	11.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.89%	0.79%	0.57%
Median age	43.9	35.5	37.1
Households	1,021	358,551	128,459,983

Year	Potter County

Group	Share

Potter County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Potter County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$71,801	$72,558	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.17%	4.77%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.0%	5.2%

Metric	Potter County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$63,158	$98,153	$242,182
Median rent	$868	$912	$1,342
Homeownership rate	78.8%	68.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Potter County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	8.6	15.3	22.5
Work from home	8.5%	9.3%	13.4%

Potter County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Potter County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	28.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.42	2.54

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

Metric	Potter County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.2	79.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.0%	13.8%	16.3%
Smokers	15.8%	19.9%	19.0%