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Tea, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Tea is a Census city of 6,786 people across 3.79 square miles of land, in Lincoln County. Median household income is $120,139, 79.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tea
What Tea is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.79 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,792
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln 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.
Tea
How many people live in Tea
- Population6,786
- Median age30.6
- Population under 182,466
- Share under 1836.3 percent
- Population 65 and over371 plus or minus 133
- Share 65 and over5.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Households2,171
- Family households1,839
- Share of households that are families84.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tea
Income and work in Tea
- Median household income$120,139
- Per capita income$41,840
- Civilian labor force3,907
- Employed3,830
- Unemployed77 plus or minus 76
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over3,765
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tea
- Housing units2,336
- Occupied units2,171
- Vacant units165 plus or minus 131
- Vacancy rate7.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied1,731
- Renter occupied440 plus or minus 150
- Ownership rate79.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$351,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,220 plus or minus $260
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units1,989
- Share single family85.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more347 plus or minus 166
- Share in buildings of two or more14.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2004
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tea gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,008
- Commuting under 15 minutes858 plus or minus 219
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more373 plus or minus 157
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone74.6 percent
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home19.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tea
SBA loans in Tea (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$9,897,800
- Average approval$430,339
- Median approval$226,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$496,940
- Largest approval$4,800,000
- Jobs supported227
- Jobs per approval9.9
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full5
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.3 percent
- Share to franchises4.3 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tea, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tea
SBA loans in Tea (504)
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$20,543,000
- Average approval$489,119
- Median approval$350,500
- Largest approval$3,679,000
- Jobs supported277
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tea, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 16 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.
Tea
Flood risk in Tea
- NFIP communityCity of Tea
- NFIP community number460143
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/05/17
The City of Tea participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460143 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.
Lincoln County, not Tea
Lincoln County context, not Tea figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County2,184
- Covered employment, Lincoln County29,694
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$65,125
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County268
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tea.
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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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
Tea questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tea, South Dakota?
6,786, in 2,171 households. Tea city covers 3.79 square miles of land, which is 1,792 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tea in?
Lincoln 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 Tea?
$120,139. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $351,100. Median gross rent is $1,220 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tea businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $9.9 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $226,500, plus 42 504 approvals worth $20.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tea, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tea borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tea. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tea in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tea appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tea, city of, community 460143, 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 Tea figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln 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 Tea.
Is zoning published for Tea?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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