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
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
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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