Jones County , South Dakota

Population: 1,030 residents · 2023 Census ACS

Income $64,688 Home $117,100 Rent $544/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, Jones County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $117,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Jones County in the bottom 1% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.

$64,688
Median Income
household
$117,100
Home Value
median
$544/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate

Income & Housing

Median Household Income $64,688
Per Capita Income $29,059
Poverty Rate 15.8%
Median Home Value $117,100
Median Gross Rent $544/mo
Owner Occupied 73.5%
Renter Occupied 26.5%

Demographics & Education

Total Population 1,030
Median Age 33.6 yrs
Bachelor's or Higher 25.3%

Health Outcomes

CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults

35.4%
Obesity
14.7%
Diabetes
16.2%
Smoking
30.7%
High Blood Pressure
27.2%
No Physical Activity
19.6%
Depression
27.3%
Insufficient Sleep
79.7%
Annual Checkup

Natural Hazard Risk

FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores

Very Low

Overall risk score: 1.3  ·  1th national percentile

🌪️ Tornado
11.93
🔥 Wildfire
70.74
❄️ Winter Storm
39.43
🌍 Earthquake
9.35
☀️ Drought
35.91

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