Gregory, SD

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,379
US Senator
John Thune
Republican Party
US Senator
Mike Rounds
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.9
15.6% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
7.33%
21.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$51,450
8.02% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$115,300
9.19% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
646
4.01% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Gregory, 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.

99.9% of the residents in Gregory, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Gregory, SD was $115,300, and the homeownership rate was 65.8%.

Most people in Gregory, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Gregory, SD was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gregory, SD is home to a population of 1.38k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.74% of Gregory, SD residents were born outside of the country (24 people).

In 2024, there were 10.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.15k people) in Gregory, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 111 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 35 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Gregory, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gregory, SD was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gregory, SD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.15k ± 155
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    111 ± 57
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    35 ± 41
1.74%
Hispanic Population
24 people

In 2024, there were 10.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.15k people) in Gregory, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 111 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 35 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.74% of the people in Gregory, SD are hispanic (24 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gregory, 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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Foreign-Born Population

1.74%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
24 people
1.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
16 people

As of 2024, 1.74% of Gregory, SD residents (24 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gregory, SD was 1.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    22 ± 18
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    17 ± 17
  3. Vietnam
    17 ± 18

Gregory, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Gregory, SD employs 646 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gregory, SD were Health Care & Social Assistance (122 people), Retail Trade (105 people), and Educational Services (57 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($97,639), Utilities ($75,417), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,125).

Employment

Occupations

646
2024 Value
± 104
−4.01%
1 Year decline
± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gregory, SD declined at a rate of −4.01%, from 673 employees to 646 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gregory, SD, are Management Occupations (94 people), Sales & Related Occupations (71 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (64 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gregory, 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

646
2024 Value
± 104
−4.01%
1 Year decline
± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gregory, SD declined at a rate of −4.01%, from 673 employees to 646 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gregory, SD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (122 people), Retail Trade (105 people), and Educational Services (57 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gregory, SD, though some of these residents may live in Gregory, 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

$45,000
Median earning men ± $4,647
$38,056
Median earning women ± $6,677

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,839), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($44,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,821), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,976), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Gregory, SD was $115,300 in 2024, which is 0.347 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $105,600 to $115,300, a 9.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Gregory, SD is 65.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gregory, SD have an average commute time of 13.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gregory, SD is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$115,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,834
$365
Median Property Taxes
±$72

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 Gregory, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

65.8%
Homeownership
2024
69.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.8% of the housing units in Gregory, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.7%.

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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.
$51,450
Median Household Income
± $7,884
555
Number of Households
± 87

In 2024, the median household income of the 555 households in Gregory, SD grew to $51,450 from the previous year's value of $47,629.

The following chart displays the households in Gregory, 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 $20k - $25k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gregory, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.2%)
  2. Carpooled (9.79%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.21%)

In 2024, 81.2% of workers in Gregory, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.79%) and those who worked at home (5.21%).

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

13.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gregory, SD have a shorter commute time (13.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.83% of the workforce in Gregory, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gregory, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gregory, SD have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gregory, SD (97 out of 1.32k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gregory, SD is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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

88.3% of the population of Gregory, SD has health coverage, with 41% on employee plans, 12.4% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 18.2% on non-group plans, and 4.54% 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, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.9% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 31.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.7%
Uninsured
41%
Employer Coverage
12.4%
Medicaid
12.2%
Medicare
18.2%
Non-Group
4.54%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gregory, SD grew by 16.9% from 10% to 11.7%.

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