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Willow Lake, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Willow Lake is a Census city of 433 people across 0.37 square miles of land, in Clark County. Median household income is $72,875, 62.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Willow Lake
What Willow Lake is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.37 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,163 plus or minus 505
- County holding the largest share of its areaClark 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 Willow Lake
- Population433 plus or minus 188
- Median age17.5 plus or minus 6.9
- Population under 18221 plus or minus 89
- Share under 1851.0 percent plus or minus 30.2
- Population 65 and over38 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over8.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Households111 plus or minus 37
- Family households75 plus or minus 31
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent plus or minus 16.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Willow Lake
- Median household income$72,875 plus or minus $18,641
- Per capita income$19,581 plus or minus $5,993
- Civilian labor force140 plus or minus 50
- Employed140 plus or minus 50
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over171 plus or minus 60
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent plus or minus 43.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.7 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Willow Lake
- Housing units122 plus or minus 37
- Occupied units111 plus or minus 37
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied69 plus or minus 28
- Renter occupied42 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate62.2 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$149,000 plus or minus $51,858
- Median gross rent, monthly$815 plus or minus $256
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units110 plus or minus 35
- Share single family90.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more9.8 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Willow Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute108 plus or minus 36
- Commuting under 15 minutes49 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.4 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more42 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.9 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Drove alone71.9 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home15.6 percent plus or minus 18.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Willow Lake (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,300,000
- Average approval$1,150,000
- Median approval$1,150,000
- Largest approval$1,224,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willow Lake, 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 Willow Lake
- NFIP communityTown of Willow Lake
- NFIP community number460014
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/11/24(M)
The Town of Willow Lake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460014 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.
Clark County, not Willow Lake
Clark County context, not Willow Lake figures
- Establishments in Clark County125
- Covered employment, Clark County1,194
- Average annual pay, Clark County$46,772
- Housing units permitted, Clark County13
Every figure in this section is published for Clark County as a whole and is not a measurement of Willow Lake.
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
Willow Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Willow Lake, South Dakota?
433, in 111 households. Willow Lake city covers 0.37 square miles of land, which is 1,163 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Willow Lake in?
Clark 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 Willow Lake?
$72,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $149,000. Median gross rent is $815 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Willow Lake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Willow Lake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Willow Lake, town of, community 460014, 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 Willow Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clark 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 Willow Lake.
Is zoning published for Willow Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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