Hetland, South Dakota

2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

    20

    people, the 295th-largest of South Dakota's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among South Dakota's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The workday

    Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

    100.0%

    of 19 jobs located in Hetland are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $55.

    A $55 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Kingsbury County.

    • $670 Tract 9581
    • $725 Tract 9582

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
    • 100% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

  5. Units needed

    None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

    0

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  6. Home value

    A median home costs 78% less than South Dakota's.

    $57,500

    median home value in Hetland.

    • $57,500 Hetland
    • $257,400 South Dakota
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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