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Wakonda, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Wakonda is a Census town of 399 people across 0.39 square miles of land, in Clay County. Median household income is $61,250, 82.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wakonda
What Wakonda is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,033 plus or minus 311
- County holding the largest share of its areaClay 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 Wakonda
- Population399 plus or minus 120
- Median age54.4 plus or minus 16.3
- Population under 1887 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1821.8 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Population 65 and over144 plus or minus 50
- Share 65 and over36.1 percent
- Households122 plus or minus 41
- Family households62 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families50.8 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 Wakonda
- Median household income$61,250
- Per capita income$29,359 plus or minus $7,585
- Civilian labor force129 plus or minus 41
- Employed129 plus or minus 41
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over297 plus or minus 80
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent plus or minus 33.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.5 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.4 percent plus or minus 10.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wakonda
- Housing units161 plus or minus 46
- Occupied units122 plus or minus 41
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate24.2 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Owner occupied101 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied21 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate82.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$807 plus or minus $275
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units144 plus or minus 46
- Share single family89.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more6.8 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1944
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wakonda gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute115 plus or minus 38
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.4 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more59 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.3 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Drove alone74.0 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Worked from home9.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wakonda (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,371,000
- Average approval$685,500
- Median approval$685,500
- Largest approval$820,000
- Jobs supported12
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wakonda, 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 Wakonda
- NFIP communityTown of Wakonda
- NFIP community number460232
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/30/20(M)
The Town of Wakonda participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460232 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.
Clay County, not Wakonda
Clay County context, not Wakonda figures
- Establishments in Clay County298
- Covered employment, Clay County6,066
- Average annual pay, Clay County$48,924
- Housing units permitted, Clay County28
Every figure in this section is published for Clay County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wakonda.
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
Wakonda questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wakonda, South Dakota?
399, in 122 households. Wakonda town covers 0.39 square miles of land, which is 1,033 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wakonda in?
Clay 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 Wakonda?
$61,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,100. Median gross rent is $807 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wakonda in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wakonda appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wakonda, town of, community 460232, 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 Wakonda figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clay 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 Wakonda.
Is zoning published for Wakonda?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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