Media township, Jerauld County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 34.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 58 (all rural)
| Males: 30 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 28 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 58 (44 owner occupied, 14 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Media township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 47.5
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Average household size: 2.52
| Media township: | 2.5 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Media township: | $46,075 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $381 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,068 (it was $44,600 in 2000)
| : | $73,068 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $133,140
Here: $133,140 State: $182,593
Mobile homes: $65,793
Here: $65,793 State: $45,405
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes: Bakers Lake (A), Deans Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
52% of Media township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 303
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 91
- South: 23
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 145
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $162,500
Housing units in Media township with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Educational services (31%)
- Construction (25%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (16%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
- Postsecondary teachers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Life and physical scientists (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Special education teachers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Media township:
- German (49.0%)
- French (except Basque) (16.9%)
- English (14.0%)
- Irish (6.7%)
- Lebanese (5.4%)
- United States or American (3.8%)
- Polish (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 174 (87%)
- Carpooled: 22 (11%)
- Worked at home: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Wood (24%)
- Electricity (9%)
90.4% of residents of Media township speak English at home.
9.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (15% speak English very well, 85% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 432- In family households: 394 (118 male householders, 0 female householders)
102 spouses, 164 children (123 natural, 0 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (3 male householders (0 living alone)), 28 female householders (18 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 18 5-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 13 2-persons,
14 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 46.2% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |