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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wessington Springs is $26,895, which is about the same as the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wessington Springs median household income is $40,568, which has grown by 27.83% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 42.67% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wessington Springs residents spend 14.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #71

Wessington Springs, SD	26,895 USD
South Dakota	26,311 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wessington Springs, SD	25,917 USD
South Dakota	27,734 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wessington Springs, SD	27,361 USD
South Dakota	33,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wessington Springs, SD	24,516 USD
South Dakota	23,365 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #197

Wessington Springs, SD	40,568 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wessington Springs, SD	53,639 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #232

Wessington Springs, SD	27.83%
South Dakota	42.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Wessington Springs, SD		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.90%	$15,699, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	48.57%	$13,770, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.48%	$32,300, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.43%	$14,702, see rank	14.40%	$20,930	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wessington Springs, SD	56,898 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wessington Springs, SD	75,162 USD
South Dakota	78,762 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Wessington Springs, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$40,625, see rank	$52,535	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wessington Springs, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
25 to 44	$49,063, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,250, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$20,000, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wessington Springs, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	718, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	309, 43.04%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	208, 67.31%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	208, 67.31%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	205, 98.56%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 1.44%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	101, 32.69%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	409, 56.96%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	232, 56.72%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	232, 56.72%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	229, 98.71%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 1.29%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	177, 43.28%, see rank	35.08%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Wessington Springs, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	430, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	305, 70.93%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	60, 13.95%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	34, 7.91%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 1.63%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	24, 5.58%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wessington Springs, SD	14.3 minutes
South Dakota	16.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wessington Springs, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	434	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	205, 47.24%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	59, 28.78%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	21, 10.24%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17, 8.29%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	30, 14.63%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 6.34%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	38, 18.54%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	229, 52.76%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	87, 37.99%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	80, 34.93%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	44, 19.21%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18, 7.86%, see rank	5.69%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Wessington Springs, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	434, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	66, 15.21%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	20, 4.61%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	23, 5.30%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 3.92%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	41, 9.45%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	22, 5.07%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18, 4.15%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 2.53%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	157, 36.18%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12, 2.76%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	22, 5.07%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 5.76%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Wessington Springs, SD	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	93	11.55%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	29	12.24%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.