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Lake Preston, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Lake Preston is a Census city of 596 people across 0.76 square miles of land, in Kingsbury County. Median household income is $52,396, 61.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Preston
What Lake Preston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.76 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land785 plus or minus 157
- County holding the largest share of its areaKingsbury 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.
Lake Preston
How many people live in Lake Preston
- Population596 plus or minus 119
- Median age49.3
- Population under 18100 plus or minus 33
- Share under 1816.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over161 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over27.0 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Households269 plus or minus 58
- Family households144 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families53.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Preston
Income and work in Lake Preston
- Median household income$52,396 plus or minus $16,187
- Per capita income$35,256
- Civilian labor force254 plus or minus 64
- Employed253 plus or minus 63
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over461 plus or minus 92
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.9 percent plus or minus 23.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lake Preston
- Housing units291 plus or minus 60
- Occupied units269 plus or minus 58
- Vacant units22 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied166 plus or minus 41
- Renter occupied103 plus or minus 41
- Ownership rate61.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$130,000 plus or minus $55,965
- Median gross rent, monthly$615
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units202 plus or minus 49
- Share single family69.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more83 plus or minus 37
- Share in buildings of two or more28.5 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lake Preston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute224 plus or minus 59
- Commuting under 15 minutes102 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.5 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more109 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.7 percent
- Drove alone77.4 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home11.1 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Preston
SBA loans in Lake Preston (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,178,000
- Average approval$589,000
- Median approval$589,000
- Largest approval$961,000
- Jobs supported11
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Preston, 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.
Lake Preston
Flood risk in Lake Preston
- NFIP communityCity of Lake Preston
- NFIP community number460189
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Lake Preston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460189 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.
Kingsbury County, not Lake Preston
Kingsbury County context, not Lake Preston figures
- Establishments in Kingsbury County188
- Covered employment, Kingsbury County1,814
- Average annual pay, Kingsbury County$47,846
- Housing units permitted, Kingsbury County22
Every figure in this section is published for Kingsbury County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake Preston.
All Kingsbury County figures →
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
Lake Preston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Preston, South Dakota?
596, in 269 households. Lake Preston city covers 0.76 square miles of land, which is 785 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Preston in?
Kingsbury 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 Lake Preston?
$52,396. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $130,000. Median gross rent is $615 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lake Preston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake Preston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake Preston, city of, community 460189, 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 Lake Preston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kingsbury 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 Lake Preston.
Is zoning published for Lake Preston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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