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Wolsey, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Wolsey is a Census town of 692 people across 2.26 square miles of land, in Beadle County. Median household income is $57,500, 74.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wolsey
What Wolsey is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.26 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land306 plus or minus 70
- County holding the largest share of its areaBeadle County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wolsey
How many people live in Wolsey
- Population692 plus or minus 158
- Median age33.8
- Population under 18240 plus or minus 55
- Share under 1834.7 percent
- Population 65 and over106 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over15.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households240 plus or minus 52
- Family households155 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families64.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wolsey
- Median household income$57,500
- Per capita income$29,637
- Civilian labor force332 plus or minus 79
- Employed332 plus or minus 79
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over383 plus or minus 92
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.8 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wolsey
- Housing units246 plus or minus 55
- Occupied units240 plus or minus 52
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate2.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied178 plus or minus 43
- Renter occupied62 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate74.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$101,200 plus or minus $22,569
- Median gross rent, monthly$739 plus or minus $164
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units208 plus or minus 50
- Share single family84.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more8.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wolsey gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute325 plus or minus 80
- Commuting under 15 minutes106 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.6 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more30 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Drove alone81.3 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Wolsey
- NFIP communityTown of Wolsey
- NFIP community number460150
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/28/25
The Town of Wolsey does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460150 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 Wolsey
Beadle County context, not Wolsey 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 Wolsey.
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.
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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
Wolsey questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wolsey, South Dakota?
692, in 240 households. Wolsey town covers 2.26 square miles of land, which is 306 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wolsey in?
Beadle County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wolsey?
$57,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $101,200. Median gross rent is $739 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wolsey in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Wolsey appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wolsey, town of, community 460150, 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 Wolsey 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 Wolsey.
Is zoning published for Wolsey?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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