Wakpala township, Corson County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 18.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 234 (all rural)
Males: 111 | (47.4%) |
Females: 123 | (52.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 234 (22 owner occupied, 212 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 91% |
State: | 32% |
Races in Wakpala township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 97.9%
Median age of males: 19.0
Median age of females: 16.8
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Average household size: 4.78
Wakpala township: | 4.8 people |
South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 5.27
Wakpala township: | $30,538 |
South Dakota: | $48,947 |
Here: | $157 |
State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $51,116 (it was $22,500 in 2000)
: | $51,116 |
South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 87.2% |
Whole state: | 13.2% |
This township: | 43.8% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
57% of Wakpala township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 119
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 97
- South: 0
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 12.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 45
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Wakpala township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Transportation equipment (26%)
- Construction (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Metal and metal products (2%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 16 (57%)
- Carpooled: 2 (7%)
- Walked: 6 (21%)
- Worked at home: 4 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (96%)
- Other fuel (4%)
67.6% of residents of Wakpala township speak English at home.
32.4% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 219- In family households: 208 (6 male householders, 30 female householders)
8 spouses, 76 children (68 natural, 2 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 25 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (7 male householders (5 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 4 2-persons, 5 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 2 2-persons,
28 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (7 men, 29 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): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
South Dakota: | 5.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
South Dakota: | 17.8% |