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Orient, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Orient is a Census town of 91 people across 0.29 square miles of land, in Faulk County. Median household income is $40,556, 68.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Orient
What Orient is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.29 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land310 plus or minus 143
- 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 Orient
- Population91 plus or minus 42
- Median age34.5 plus or minus 41.1
- Population under 1823 plus or minus 21
- Share under 1825.3 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Population 65 and over14 plus or minus 14
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Households48 plus or minus 19
- Family households23 plus or minus 16
- Share of households that are families47.9 percent plus or minus 27.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Orient
- Median household income$40,556
- Per capita income$20,398 plus or minus $6,548
- Civilian labor force51 plus or minus 24
- Employed51 plus or minus 24
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over68 plus or minus 30
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.2 percent plus or minus 28.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.9 percent plus or minus 15.8
- 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 Orient
- Housing units56 plus or minus 20
- Occupied units48 plus or minus 19
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate14.3 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Owner occupied33 plus or minus 19
- Renter occupied15 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate68.8 percent plus or minus 28.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$49,300 plus or minus $18,707
- Single family units42 plus or minus 21
- Share single family75.0 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Units in buildings of two or more9 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more16.1 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Orient gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute47 plus or minus 25
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes74.5 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more12 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.5 percent plus or minus 32.9
- Drove alone70.6 percent plus or minus 33.3
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked13.7 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Worked from home7.8 percent plus or minus 15.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Orient
- NFIP communityTown of Orient
- NFIP community number461202
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Orient participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 461202 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 Orient
Faulk County context, not Orient 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 Orient.
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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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
Orient questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Orient, South Dakota?
91, in 48 households. Orient town covers 0.29 square miles of land, which is 310 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Orient 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 Orient?
$40,556. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $49,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Orient in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Orient appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Orient, town of, community 461202, 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 Orient 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 Orient.
Is zoning published for Orient?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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