Harding County , South Dakota
Population: 1,092 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $74,766 Home $156,400 Rent $478/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Harding County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $156,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Harding County in the bottom 1% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$74,766
Median Income
household
$156,400
Home Value
median
$478/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $74,766 |
| Per Capita Income | $48,974 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.5% |
| Median Home Value | $156,400 |
| Median Gross Rent | $478/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 77.1% |
| Renter Occupied | 22.9% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 1,092 |
| Median Age | 48.9 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 30.4% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
35.3%
Obesity
8.5%
Diabetes
13.3%
Smoking
34.0%
High Blood Pressure
21.4%
No Physical Activity
19.7%
Depression
29.4%
Insufficient Sleep
77.3%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 1.5 · 1th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
8.17
🔥 Wildfire
82.60
❄️ Winter Storm
40.93
🌍 Earthquake
5.82
☀️ Drought
18.83
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