Dante, SD Demographics

Population 476 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Dante

Household size in Dante

Household size, people per household
PeriodDanteSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–103.552.512.68
2010–142.832.512.73
2015–193.172.502.71
2020–243.392.482.65
Change−0.16−0.03−0.03
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Households in Dante are large by national standards, averaging 3.39 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.55, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Dante

Median age, years
PeriodDanteSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1027.837.937.7
2010–1444.638.338.6
2015–1928.938.839.6
2020–2439.138.940.1
Change+11.3+1.0+2.3
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At 39.1, the median age in Dante is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Dante

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodDanteSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1020.9%10.8%12.3%
2010–146.0%11.1%12.3%
2015–199.8%10.9%11.6%
2020–2410.9%10.7%11.6%
Change−10.1 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head just over one in ten households in Dante (10.9%), close to the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Dante

Renters in Dante

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodDanteSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1029.5%31.1%33.3%
2010–1415.7%32.0%35.6%
2015–1917.9%32.0%36.0%
2020–2416.9%31.4%34.8%
Change−12.6 pts+0.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Dante is largely a place of homeowners: only 16.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 63.6% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Dante

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodDanteSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–109.4%11.3%11.4%
2010–1410.0%10.7%11.4%
2015–199.3%11.6%11.1%
2020–2413.4%10.3%9.6%
Change+4.0 pts−1.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy runs high in Dante: 13.4% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Dante

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodDanteSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–10195519721974
2010–14195119741975
2015–19196819771977
2020–24197419811980
Change+19+9+6
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Housing in Dante leans a little older: the median home dates to 1974, against 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Dante

Rent, per month
PeriodDanteSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–10$418$631$965
2010–14$620$692$1,040
2015–19$713$798$1,213
2020–24$742$1,000$1,571
Change+$324+$369+$606
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A typical rental in Dante costs $742 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 18.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Dante

Bachelor's degrees in Dante

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodDanteSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1012.6%26.8%28.4%
2010–1425.7%27.8%29.6%
2015–1919.4%29.4%32.1%
2020–2423.5%32.5%35.6%
Change+10.9 pts+5.6 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Dante: 23.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Dante

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodDanteSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1074.1%89.9%84.9%
2010–1487.7%91.0%86.1%
2015–1986.9%91.8%87.7%
2020–2488.4%93.1%89.3%
Change+14.3 pts+3.2 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Dante is close to the national rate: 88.4% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in South Dakota as a whole (93.1%).

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Dante

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodDanteSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1011.5%4.9%8.1%
2010–145.9%4.9%9.4%
2015–191.6%3.6%5.6%
2020–242.3%3.1%5.4%
Change−9.2 pts−1.7 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Dante has been low: just 2.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Dante compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Dante3.3939.110.9%16.9%13.4%1974$74223.5%88.4%2.3%
Avon2.7235.45.0%18.9%8.3%1967$65024.2%92.6%3.4%
Wagner3.1333.416.5%39.4%15.2%1966$72923.9%86.2%8.7%
Marty3.0241.216.6%40.8%9.7%1976$59223.0%90.9%16.6%
Monowi2.2950.28.5%14.6%46.0%1960$68416.8%95.9%1.5%
Verdel2.4548.58.4%19.9%41.1%1976$57516.8%90.6%2.2%
Tyndall2.2447.93.5%13.1%16.2%1953$73125.0%91.4%2.4%
Ravinia3.0439.716.9%22.9%29.2%1987$69924.8%92.2%9.2%
Springfield2.0941.63.4%23.3%16.7%1959$76913.3%86.5%3.8%
Delmont2.9639.65.8%17.6%18.4%1954$91423.9%92.4%0.9%
Pickstown2.9941.116.5%34.8%15.2%1979$61323.4%91.3%14.6%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Dante. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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