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Roslyn, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Roslyn is a Census town of 147 people across 0.22 square miles of land, in Day County. Median household income is $49,375, 68.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Roslyn
What Roslyn is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.22 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land674 plus or minus 293
- County holding the largest share of its areaDay 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.
Roslyn
How many people live in Roslyn
- Population147 plus or minus 64
- Median age53.1 plus or minus 10.6
- Population under 1829 plus or minus 22
- Share under 1819.7 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Population 65 and over58 plus or minus 35
- Share 65 and over39.5 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Households57 plus or minus 24
- Family households37 plus or minus 17
- Share of households that are families64.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roslyn
Income and work in Roslyn
- Median household income$49,375 plus or minus $23,864
- Per capita income$26,963 plus or minus $6,744
- Civilian labor force48 plus or minus 28
- Employed48 plus or minus 28
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over112 plus or minus 50
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.4 percent plus or minus 46.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.2 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roslyn
Housing in Roslyn
- Housing units88 plus or minus 29
- Occupied units57 plus or minus 24
- Vacant units31 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate35.2 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Owner occupied39 plus or minus 15
- Renter occupied18 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate68.4 percent plus or minus 39.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,300 plus or minus $44,929
- Median gross rent, monthly$525 plus or minus $200
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.8 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Single family units63 plus or minus 25
- Share single family71.6 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more20.5 percent plus or minus 22.4
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roslyn
How Roslyn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute45 plus or minus 30
- Commuting under 15 minutes13 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.9 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more22 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.9 percent plus or minus 39.9
- Drove alone60.4 percent plus or minus 38.3
- Carpooled25.0 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.3 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Worked from home6.3 percent plus or minus 9.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roslyn
Flood risk in Roslyn
- NFIP communityTown of Roslyn
- NFIP community number460137
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/06/01
The Town of Roslyn does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460137 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.
Day County, not Roslyn
Day County context, not Roslyn figures
- Establishments in Day County226
- Covered employment, Day County1,955
- Average annual pay, Day County$44,886
- Housing units permitted, Day County34
Every figure in this section is published for Day County as a whole and is not a measurement of Roslyn.
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
Roslyn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Roslyn, South Dakota?
147, in 57 households. Roslyn town covers 0.22 square miles of land, which is 674 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Roslyn in?
Day 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 Roslyn?
$49,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,300. Median gross rent is $525 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Roslyn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Roslyn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Roslyn, town of, community 460137, 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 Roslyn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Day 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 Roslyn.
Is zoning published for Roslyn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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