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Wessington, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Wessington is a Census city of 192 people across 0.38 square miles of land, lying across Beadle County and Hand County. Median household income is $58,125, 75.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wessington
What Wessington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.38 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land508 plus or minus 148
- County holding the largest share of its areaBeadle County, 91.0 percent
- Counties this place lies inBeadle County 91.0 percent, Hand County 9.0 percent
Wessington crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wessington
How many people live in Wessington
- Population192 plus or minus 56
- Median age31.9
- Population under 1864 plus or minus 25
- Share under 1833.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Population 65 and over21 plus or minus 14
- Share 65 and over10.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households81 plus or minus 22
- Family households47 plus or minus 18
- Share of households that are families58.0 percent plus or minus 15.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wessington
- Median household income$58,125 plus or minus $31,589
- Per capita income$34,153 plus or minus $11,266
- Civilian labor force111 plus or minus 30
- Employed111 plus or minus 30
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over111 plus or minus 29
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.5 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 11.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wessington
- Housing units106 plus or minus 29
- Occupied units81 plus or minus 22
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate23.6 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Owner occupied61 plus or minus 18
- Renter occupied20 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate75.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$102,100 plus or minus $28,024
- Median gross rent, monthly$538
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units87 plus or minus 26
- Share single family82.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more11.3 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wessington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute107 plus or minus 31
- Commuting under 15 minutes59 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more18 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.8 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Drove alone82.0 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wessington
Flood risk in Wessington
- NFIP communityTown of Wessington
- NFIP community number460147
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/28/25
The Town of Wessington does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460147 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Beadle County, not Wessington
Beadle County context, not Wessington figures
- Establishments in Beadle County573
- Covered employment, Beadle County8,574
- Average annual pay, Beadle County$50,493
- Housing units permitted, Beadle County30
Every figure in this section is published for Beadle County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wessington.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wessington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wessington, South Dakota?
192, in 81 households. Wessington city covers 0.38 square miles of land, which is 508 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wessington in?
Wessington lies in more than one. By area it is 91.0 percent in Beadle County, 9.0 percent in Hand County. This page sits under Beadle County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Wessington?
$58,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,100. Median gross rent is $538 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wessington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Wessington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wessington, town of, community 460147, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wessington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Beadle County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wessington.
Is zoning published for Wessington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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