Faulk County , South Dakota

Population: 2,137 residents · 2023 Census ACS

Income $58,000 Home $124,100 Rent $692/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Sources: CDC PLACES·FEMA NRI·Census ACS · Methodology

With under 5,000 residents, Faulk County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $124,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Faulk County in the bottom 8% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.

$58,000
Median Income
household
$124,100
Home Value
median
$692/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate

Income & Housing

Median Household Income $58,000
Per Capita Income $36,556
Poverty Rate 25.6%
Median Home Value $124,100
Median Gross Rent $692/mo
Owner Occupied 81.9%
Renter Occupied 18.1%

Demographics & Education

Total Population 2,137
Median Age 43.2 yrs
Bachelor's or Higher 18.3%

Health Outcomes

CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults

36.8%
Obesity
10.8%
Diabetes
18.3%
Smoking
30.9%
High Blood Pressure
27.8%
No Physical Activity
21.1%
Depression
30.4%
Insufficient Sleep
77.8%
Annual Checkup

Natural Hazard Risk

FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores

Very Low

Overall risk score: 8.0  ·  8th national percentile

🌪️ Tornado
21.12
🔥 Wildfire
67.53
❄️ Winter Storm
54.33
🌍 Earthquake
10.56
☀️ Drought
53.47

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