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Faulkton, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Faulkton is a Census city of 670 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Faulk County. Median household income is $63,750, 57.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Faulkton
What Faulkton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land661
- County holding the largest share of its areaFaulk 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 Faulkton
- Population670
- Median age37.5 plus or minus 8.6
- Population under 18165 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1824.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over175 plus or minus 55
- Share 65 and over26.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households294 plus or minus 68
- Family households137 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families46.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Faulkton
- Median household income$63,750 plus or minus $26,966
- Per capita income$32,606
- Civilian labor force322 plus or minus 78
- Employed273 plus or minus 71
- Unemployed49 plus or minus 54
- Unemployment rate15.2 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Adults 25 and over488
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Faulkton
- Housing units398
- Occupied units294 plus or minus 68
- Vacant units104 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate26.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied169 plus or minus 41
- Renter occupied125 plus or minus 68
- Ownership rate57.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,600 plus or minus $24,884
- Median gross rent, monthly$902 plus or minus $231
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Single family units252 plus or minus 65
- Share single family63.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more102 plus or minus 61
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Mobile homes44 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Faulkton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute268 plus or minus 70
- Commuting under 15 minutes200 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes74.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more60 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.4 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone80.2 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Worked from home1.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Faulkton (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,059,000
- Average approval$529,500
- Median approval$529,500
- Largest approval$557,000
- Jobs supported12
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Faulkton, 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 Faulkton
- NFIP communityCity of Faulkton
- NFIP community number460175
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/86(M)
The City of Faulkton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460175 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.
Faulk County, not Faulkton
Faulk County context, not Faulkton figures
- Establishments in Faulk County64
- Covered employment, Faulk County688
- Average annual pay, Faulk County$42,528
- Housing units permitted, Faulk County4
Every figure in this section is published for Faulk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Faulkton.
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
Faulkton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Faulkton, South Dakota?
670, in 294 households. Faulkton city covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 661 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Faulkton in?
Faulk 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 Faulkton?
$63,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,600. Median gross rent is $902 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Faulkton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Faulkton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Faulkton, city of, community 460175, 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 Faulkton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Faulk 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 Faulkton.
Is zoning published for Faulkton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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