Hot Springs, SD

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,548
US Senator
John Thune
Republican Party
US Senator
Mike Rounds
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
59.4
0.169% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
21.1%
24.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$66,338
33.5% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$202,600
20.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,476
3.43% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Hot Springs, 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.

96.5% of the residents in Hot Springs, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Hot Springs, SD was $202,600, and the homeownership rate was 62.3%.

Most people in Hot Springs, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Hot Springs, SD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hot Springs, SD is home to a population of 3.55k people, from which 96.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.34% of Hot Springs, SD residents were born outside of the country (154 people).

In 2024, there were 9.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.83k people) in Hot Springs, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 300 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 140 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%
2024 Citizenship
98.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Hot Springs, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hot Springs, SD was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hot Springs, SD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.83k ± 152
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    300 ± 138
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    140 ± 20
2.65%
Hispanic Population
94 people

In 2024, there were 9.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.83k people) in Hot Springs, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 300 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 140 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.65% of the people in Hot Springs, SD are hispanic (94 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hot Springs, 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

4.34%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
154 people
2.45%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
86 people

As of 2024, 4.34% of Hot Springs, SD residents (154 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 Hot Springs, SD was 2.45%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    217 ± 83
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    105 ± 71
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    90 ± 57

Hot Springs, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hot Springs, SD employs 1.48k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hot Springs, SD were Health Care & Social Assistance (266 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (171 people), and Retail Trade (151 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($123,583), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($123,583), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,127).

Employment

Occupations

1.48k
2024 Value
± 301
3.43%
1 Year growth
± 27.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hot Springs, SD grew at a rate of 3.43%, from 1.43k employees to 1.48k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hot Springs, SD, are Management Occupations (383 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (142 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (114 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hot Springs, 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

1.48k
2024 Value
± 301
3.43%
1 Year growth
± 27.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hot Springs, SD grew at a rate of 3.43%, from 1.43k employees to 1.48k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hot Springs, SD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (266 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (171 people), and Retail Trade (151 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hot Springs, SD, though some of these residents may live in Hot Springs, 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

$49,028
Median earning men ± $17,825
$45,930
Median earning women ± $10,924

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($123,583), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,551), and Public Administration ($75,543).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($85,997), Public Administration ($69,063), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,375).

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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 Hot Springs, SD was $202,600 in 2024, which is 0.609 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $168,200 to $202,600, a 20.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Hot Springs, SD is 62.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hot Springs, SD have an average commute time of 13.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hot Springs, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$202,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,065
$1,175
Median Property Taxes
±$242

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 Hot Springs, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

62.3%
Homeownership
2024
63.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.3% of the housing units in Hot Springs, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.2%.

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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.
$66,338
Median Household Income
± $7,402
1.89k
Number of Households
± 294

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.89k households in Hot Springs, SD grew to $66,338 from the previous year's value of $49,688.

The following chart displays the households in Hot Springs, 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 - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hot Springs, 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 (87.2%)
  2. Walked (4.41%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.26%)

In 2024, 87.2% of workers in Hot Springs, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (4.41%) and those who worked at home (4.26%).

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

13.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hot Springs, SD have a shorter commute time (13.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.3% of the workforce in Hot Springs, 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 Hot Springs, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hot Springs, SD have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hot Springs, SD (697 out of 3.3k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hot Springs, SD is White, followed by Native American 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

83.6% of the population of Hot Springs, SD has health coverage, with 27.9% on employee plans, 11.7% on Medicaid, 15.2% on Medicare, 25.2% on non-group plans, and 3.66% 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, 45.1% were men and 54.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.7% under 18 years, 14.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 34.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.1% were men and 54.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.4%
Uninsured
27.9%
Employer Coverage
11.7%
Medicaid
15.2%
Medicare
25.2%
Non-Group
3.66%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hot Springs, SD declined by 16.5% from 19.6% to 16.4%.

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