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Lake Andes, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Lake Andes is a Census city of 901 people across 0.75 square miles of land, in Charles Mix County. Median household income is $47,500, 70.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Andes
What Lake Andes is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.75 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,208
- County holding the largest share of its areaCharles Mix 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.
Lake Andes
How many people live in Lake Andes
- Population901
- Median age30.0
- Population under 18346 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1838.4 percent
- Population 65 and over136 plus or minus 35
- Share 65 and over15.1 percent
- Households238 plus or minus 49
- Family households121 plus or minus 40
- Share of households that are families50.8 percent plus or minus 13.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Andes
Income and work in Lake Andes
- Median household income$47,500 plus or minus $17,659
- Per capita income$26,196 plus or minus $8,571
- Civilian labor force342 plus or minus 106
- Employed315 plus or minus 105
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over493
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Andes
Housing in Lake Andes
- Housing units319
- Occupied units238 plus or minus 49
- Vacant units81 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate25.4 percent
- Owner occupied168 plus or minus 43
- Renter occupied70 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate70.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$58,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$762
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Single family units262
- Share single family82.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more45 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more14.1 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Andes
How Lake Andes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute300 plus or minus 105
- Commuting under 15 minutes184 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes61.3 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more53 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.7 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone80.1 percent
- Carpooled8.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Andes
Flood risk in Lake Andes
- NFIP communityCity of Lake Andes
- NFIP community number460187
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Lake Andes participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460187 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.
Charles Mix County, not Lake Andes
Charles Mix County context, not Lake Andes figures
- Establishments in Charles Mix County299
- Covered employment, Charles Mix County3,548
- Average annual pay, Charles Mix County$47,616
- Housing units permitted, Charles Mix County30
Every figure in this section is published for Charles Mix County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake Andes.
All Charles Mix 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.
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
Lake Andes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Andes, South Dakota?
901, in 238 households. Lake Andes city covers 0.75 square miles of land, which is 1,208 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Andes in?
Charles Mix 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 Lake Andes?
$47,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $58,800. Median gross rent is $762 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lake Andes in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake Andes appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake Andes, city of, community 460187, 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 Lake Andes figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Charles Mix 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 Lake Andes.
Is zoning published for Lake Andes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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