Fort Thompson, SD

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,147
US Senator
John Thune
Republican Party
US Senator
Mike Rounds
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
22.8
23% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
41.6%
2.76% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$47,159
4.07% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$150,000
36% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
342
7.57% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Fort Thompson, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Fort Thompson, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fort Thompson, SD was $150,000, and the homeownership rate was 39.2%.

Most people in Fort Thompson, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Thompson, SD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Thompson, SD is home to a population of 1.15k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Fort Thompson, SD residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 21.7 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.06k people) in Fort Thompson, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 49 White (Non-Hispanic) and 30 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Fort Thompson, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Thompson, SD was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Thompson, SD
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.06k ± 208
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    49 ± 39
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    30 ± 37
0.61%
Hispanic Population
7 people

In 2024, there were 21.7 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.06k people) in Fort Thompson, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 49 White (Non-Hispanic) and 30 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.61% of the people in Fort Thompson, SD are hispanic (7 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Thompson, SD as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Dakota.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,626 ± 1,475 people
  2. Guatemala
    2,932 ± 1,327 people
  3. Ethiopia
    2,627 ± 1,257 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,626 South Dakota residents, followed by Guatemala with 2,932 and Ethiopia with 2,627.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    24 ± 30
  2. Vietnam
    22 ± 23
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    4 ± 13

Fort Thompson, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Thompson, SD.

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Economy

The economy of Fort Thompson, SD employs 342 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Thompson, SD were Public Administration (100 people), Educational Services (80 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (48 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,389), Construction ($44,000), and Public Administration ($41,023).

Employment

Occupations

342
2024 Value
± 102
−7.57%
1 Year decline
± 43.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Thompson, SD declined at a rate of −7.57%, from 370 employees to 342 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Thompson, SD, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (53 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (36 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (31 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Thompson, SD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

342
2024 Value
± 102
−7.57%
1 Year decline
± 43.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Thompson, SD declined at a rate of −7.57%, from 370 employees to 342 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Thompson, SD, are Public Administration (100 people), Educational Services (80 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (48 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Thompson, SD, though some of these residents may live in Fort Thompson, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$36,875
Median earning men ± $4,452
$36,667
Median earning women ± $12,820

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($41,364), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,750), Public Administration ($36,250), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($10,556).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.
Y-Axis
2.37%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Dakota.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Thompson, SD was $150,000 in 2024, which is 0.451 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $110,300 to $150,000, a 36% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Thompson, SD is 39.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Thompson, SD have an average commute time of 11 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Thompson, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$150,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$82,980
$132
Median Property Taxes
±$54

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Thompson, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Thompson, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$47,159
Median Household Income
± $11,052
337
Number of Households
± 77

In 2024, the median household income of the 337 households in Fort Thompson, SD grew to $47,159 from the previous year's value of $45,313.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Thompson, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Thompson, SD is from South Dakota.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota
0.438
2022 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2023, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.14% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (90.6%)
  2. Walked (4.39%)
  3. Other (2.63%)

In 2024, 90.6% of workers in Fort Thompson, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (4.39%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.63%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

11 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Thompson, SD have a shorter commute time (11 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fort Thompson, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Thompson, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Thompson, SD have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Thompson, SD (474 out of 1.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Thompson, SD is Native American, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

53% of the population of Fort Thompson, SD has health coverage, with 12.4% on employee plans, 29.6% on Medicaid, 9.68% on Medicare, 0% on non-group plans, and 1.39% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Dakota see 1,252 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,252 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 409 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.2% were men and 44.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 40.9% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 27.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 10% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.2% were men and 44.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

47%
Uninsured
12.4%
Employer Coverage
29.6%
Medicaid
9.68%
Medicare
0%
Non-Group
1.39%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Thompson, SD declined by 6.67% from 50.4% to 47%.

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