Population & age
- Total population
- 255
- Median age
- 43.4
Prairie City, SD (57649)
Perkins County · Population 255
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Prairie City, SD (ZIP 57649) sits in Perkins County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 8.0%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $75,440, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $41,738 per worker, roughly 36% below the US average. BLS LAUS reports county unemployment of just 1.4% (2024), well below the ~4.0% US average and consistent with a tight local labor market. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (85th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 53th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 23 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1976 — a high-frequency exposure profile. 31.8% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. South Dakota has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $75,440) approximately $3,470/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 10 residents (-4 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $59,531, fair market rent of $930 for a two-bedroom, and a low 0.8% poverty rate. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 91.4%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 8.6%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $59,531
- Median home value
- $80,000
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 18.1%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 86(86.9%)
- Renter-occupied
- 13(13.1%)
- Vacant units
- 35
- Built (median)
- 1956
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 74(54.8%)
- Avg commute
- 13.0 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 2(0.8%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 91(91.9%)
- No broadband
- 8(8.1%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 25(9.8%)
- Non-English at home
- 19(8.2%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$640
/month
1 Bed
$720
/month
2 Bed
$930
/month
3 Bed
$1,210
/month
4 Bed
$1,450
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
0
Across 0 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $0.
Single-family
0
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
Single-family value
$0
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Income & tax statistics
Tax returns filed
100
Average AGI
$75,440
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
—
Income distribution
- $1 – $25,00030.0% · 30
- $25,000 – $50,00020.0% · 20
- $50,000 – $75,00020.0% · 20
- $75,000 – $100,0000.0% · 0
- $100,000 – $200,00030.0% · 30
- $200,000 or more0.0% · 0
Avg mortgage interest
—
Avg charitable contribution
—
Avg capital gains
$15,530
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $7.5M across all reported brackets.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$41,738
Average weekly wage
$803
Total employment
1,119
Total establishments
139
That is roughly 36% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
1.4%
That is 2.6 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
1,606
Employed
1,584
Unemployed
22
Based on Perkins County, SD data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
23
Date Range
1976–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared April 5, 2020 (DR-4527)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Severe Storm12 (52%)
- Flood5 (22%)
- Biological2 (9%)
- Snowstorm2 (9%)
- Coastal Storm1 (4%)
- Other1 (4%)
Individual Assistance
2
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
2
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
22
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
15
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
45.7°F
33.6° – 57.8°
Annual precipitation
18.1"
Annual snowfall
39.7"
Heating · cooling days
7,611.6 · 631.6
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: BISON, SD US, 18.8 miles from the centroid of Prairie City, SD (ZIP 57649)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
—
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
11%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
3.5
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
4.5
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
11.7%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
35
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,273
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.2
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
51%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
13%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 6.5% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Perkins data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
31.8% of Perkins County, SD residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
—
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.67
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
—
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 8.6% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Perkins County, SD for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 0 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 0 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
0
Burglary
0
Vehicle theft
0
County-level data for Harding (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+10 people
−4 households • +$773K net AGI flow
Moved in
32households
60 people • $2.4M AGI
Moved out
36households
50 people • $1.6M AGI
Where new residents came from
No county-level breakdown available.
Where departing residents went
No county-level breakdown available.
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $74,594 versus departing households' $44,833.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in South Dakota
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 57649. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
6.11%
State 4.20% · avg local 1.91%
Property tax (effective)
0.59%
Median $595/year
Tax burden rank
5 of 50
8.60% of personal income
For ZIP 57649: A household at this ZIP's median AGI of $75,440 keeps approximately $3,470 more annually than residents of the typical income-tax state. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $80,000, that works out to roughly $468/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Federal 130% FPL gross income limit. Asset limit $3,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 57649
Nearby ZIPs by distance
57651 (9 mi) · 57620 (Bison, 16.8 mi) · 57640 (20.6 mi) · 57650 (25.3 mi) · 57758 (34.6 mi) · 57755 (35.6 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
36.8%
3.8pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
35.4%
3.4pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
21.0%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
77.1%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
8.0%
5.0pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
12.8%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
What these numbers say together
Prairie City, SD (ZIP 57649) sits in Perkins County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 8.0%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $75,440, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $41,738 per worker, roughly 36% below the US average. BLS LAUS reports county unemployment of just 1.4% (2024), well below the ~4.0% US average and consistent with a tight local labor market. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (85th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 53th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 23 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1976 — a high-frequency exposure profile. 31.8% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. South Dakota has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $75,440) approximately $3,470/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 10 residents (-4 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $59,531, fair market rent of $930 for a two-bedroom, and a low 0.8% poverty rate. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 21.0%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 57649
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 57649?
36.8%, which is 3.8 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 57649?
21.0%, which is 1.0 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 57649?
35.4%, which is 3.4 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 57649?
255 people live in ZIP 57649, with a median age of 43.4 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 57649?
$59,531 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 57649 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 57649, 86.9% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 13.1% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 57649?
In ZIP 57649, 54.8% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 57649?
0.8% of the population in ZIP 57649 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 57649 have broadband internet?
91.9% of households in ZIP 57649 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the average household income in ZIP 57649?
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 57649 (Prairie City, SD) is $75,440 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How much do homeowners pay in property tax in ZIP 57649?
Tax returns from ZIP 57649 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What percentage of residents in ZIP 57649 earn over $200,000?
0.0% of tax returns from ZIP 57649 (Prairie City, SD) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 57649 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 57649 ranks in the 53th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 57649?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 57649, ranking in the 85th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 57649 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 23 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 57649 between 1976–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 57649?
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 57649, accounting for 12 of 23 declarations (52%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 57649?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 57649 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4527) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 57649?
ZIP 57649 has an average annual temperature of 45.7°F and 18.1" of annual precipitation based on the BISON, SD US weather station 18.8 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 57649?
South Dakota has no state income tax. For a household earning the local median AGI of $75,440, this saves approximately $3,470 per year compared to the national average effective state tax rate. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 6.11% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does South Dakota have paid family leave?
South Dakota has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 57649?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (23 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (23 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 57649
Nearby ZIPs by distance
57651 (9 mi) · 57620 (Bison, 16.8 mi) · 57640 (20.6 mi) · 57650 (25.3 mi) · 57758 (34.6 mi) · 57755 (35.6 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
53rd percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 2 census tracts, population 478
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
6
Persons with Disability
58
Without HS Diploma
26
Without Health Insurance
40
Adults Age 65+
119
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.