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Volga, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Volga is a Census city of 2,408 people across 1.14 square miles of land, in Brookings County. Median household income is $78,828, 53.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Volga
What Volga is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.14 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,104
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrookings 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.
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How many people live in Volga
- Population2,408
- Median age28.0
- Population under 18704 plus or minus 159
- Share under 1829.2 percent
- Population 65 and over261 plus or minus 62
- Share 65 and over10.8 percent
- Households949
- Family households568
- Share of households that are families59.9 percent plus or minus 15.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Volga
- Median household income$78,828
- Per capita income$33,790
- Civilian labor force1,328 plus or minus 278
- Employed1,310 plus or minus 276
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over1,411
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.1 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.3 percent plus or minus 8.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Volga
- Housing units1,046
- Occupied units949
- Vacant units97 plus or minus 70
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied507
- Renter occupied442 plus or minus 156
- Ownership rate53.4 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$240,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,130
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent
- Single family units814
- Share single family77.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more189 plus or minus 87
- Share in buildings of two or more18.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Volga gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,173 plus or minus 280
- Commuting under 15 minutes536 plus or minus 181
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.7 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more121 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Drove alone77.6 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Volga (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,940,600
- Average approval$970,300
- Median approval$970,300
- Largest approval$1,822,500
- Jobs supported52
- Jobs per approval26.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term144 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Volga, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Volga (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$975,000
- Average approval$325,000
- Median approval$279,000
- Largest approval$579,000
- Jobs supported10
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Volga, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Volga
- NFIP communityCity of Volga
- NFIP community number460223
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/23/25
The City of Volga participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460223 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.
Brookings County, not Volga
Brookings County context, not Volga figures
- Establishments in Brookings County958
- Covered employment, Brookings County19,246
- Average annual pay, Brookings County$56,994
- Housing units permitted, Brookings County208
Every figure in this section is published for Brookings County as a whole and is not a measurement of Volga.
All Brookings County figures →
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
Volga questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Volga, South Dakota?
2,408, in 949 households. Volga city covers 1.14 square miles of land, which is 2,104 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Volga in?
Brookings 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 Volga?
$78,828. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $240,000. Median gross rent is $1,130 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Volga businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $970,300, plus 3 504 approvals worth $975,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Volga, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Volga borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Volga. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Volga in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Volga appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Volga, city of, community 460223, 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 Volga figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brookings 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 Volga.
Is zoning published for Volga?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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