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Chamberlain city, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Chamberlain city is a Census city of 2,588 people across 4.48 square miles of land, in Brule County. Median household income is $76,761, 68.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
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Chamberlain
What Chamberlain is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.48 sq mi
- Water area1.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land578
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrule 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.
Chamberlain
How many people live in Chamberlain
- Population2,588
- Median age43.0
- Population under 18599
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over614
- Share 65 and over23.7 percent
- Households925
- Family households514
- Share of households that are families55.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chamberlain
Income and work in Chamberlain
- Median household income$76,761
- Per capita income$38,971
- Civilian labor force1,169
- Employed1,132
- Unemployed37 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over1,716
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chamberlain
Housing in Chamberlain
- Housing units1,098
- Occupied units925
- Vacant units173 plus or minus 85
- Vacancy rate15.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied631
- Renter occupied294 plus or minus 82
- Ownership rate68.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$224,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$818 plus or minus $270
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units804
- Share single family73.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more232 plus or minus 90
- Share in buildings of two or more21.1 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes41 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chamberlain
How Chamberlain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,044
- Commuting under 15 minutes771
- Share commuting under 15 minutes73.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more156 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone77.0 percent
- Carpooled12.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chamberlain
SBA 504 lending to Chamberlain borrowers
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,350,000
- Average approval$450,000
- Median approval$543,000
- Largest approval$672,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brule County, not Chamberlain
Brule County context, not Chamberlain figures
These are Brule County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Chamberlain measurements.
- Establishments in Brule County222
- Employment at those establishments, Brule County1,999
- Covered employment, Brule County2,007
- Average annual pay, Brule County$41,127
- Average weekly wage, Brule County$791
- Housing units permitted, Brule County10
- Of those, single family, Brule County6
- County product, 2024, Brule County$335,716,000
- County product change over the prior year, Brule County-5.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Brule County$54,223
Every figure in this section is published for Brule County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chamberlain. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Chamberlain questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chamberlain, South Dakota?
2,588, in 925 households. Chamberlain city covers 4.48 square miles of land, which is 578 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chamberlain in?
Brule 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 Chamberlain?
$76,761. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $224,300. Median gross rent is $818 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Chamberlain figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brule 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 Chamberlain.
Is zoning published for Chamberlain?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.