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Ortley, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Ortley is a Census town of 73 people across 2.24 square miles of land, in Roberts County. Median household income is $31,806, 74.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ortley
What Ortley is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.24 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land33 plus or minus 14
- County holding the largest share of its areaRoberts 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 Ortley
- Population73 plus or minus 31
- Median age42.3 plus or minus 21.6
- Population under 1821 plus or minus 16
- Share under 1828.8 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Population 65 and over16 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Households35 plus or minus 18
- Family households13 plus or minus 8
- Share of households that are families37.1 percent plus or minus 12.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ortley
- Median household income$31,806 plus or minus $9,947
- Per capita income$24,149 plus or minus $13,027
- Civilian labor force25 plus or minus 14
- Employed22 plus or minus 13
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate12.0 percent plus or minus 31.3
- Adults 25 and over48 plus or minus 20
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.6 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 21.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ortley
- Housing units40 plus or minus 17
- Occupied units35 plus or minus 18
- Vacant units5 plus or minus 4
- Vacancy rate12.5 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Owner occupied26 plus or minus 15
- Renter occupied9 plus or minus 8
- Ownership rate74.3 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$44,200
- Single family units35 plus or minus 19
- Share single family87.5 percent plus or minus 29.0
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ortley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute22 plus or minus 13
- Commuting under 15 minutes9 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.9 percent plus or minus 48.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.8 percent plus or minus 49.1
- Drove alone95.5 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Ortley
- NFIP communityTown of Ortley
- NFIP community number460030
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/25/24
The Town of Ortley does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460030 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.
Roberts County, not Ortley
Roberts County context, not Ortley figures
- Establishments in Roberts County231
- Covered employment, Roberts County3,559
- Average annual pay, Roberts County$45,278
- Housing units permitted, Roberts County23
Every figure in this section is published for Roberts County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ortley.
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
Ortley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ortley, South Dakota?
73, in 35 households. Ortley town covers 2.24 square miles of land, which is 33 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ortley in?
Roberts 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 Ortley?
$31,806. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $44,200. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ortley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Ortley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ortley, town of, community 460030, 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 Ortley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Roberts 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 Ortley.
Is zoning published for Ortley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.