Maple Leaf, SD Demographics

Population 25 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Maple Leaf

Household size in Maple Leaf

Household size, people per household
PeriodMaple LeafSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–103.932.512.68
2010–143.782.512.73
2015–193.832.502.71
2020–243.582.482.65
Change−0.35−0.03−0.03
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Households in Maple Leaf are large by national standards, averaging 3.58 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has dropped from 3.93 in 2006–10, 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 Maple Leaf

Median age, years
PeriodMaple LeafSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1026.837.937.7
2010–1426.338.338.6
2015–1925.738.839.6
2020–2427.938.940.1
Change+1.2+1.0+2.3
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With a median age of just 27.9, Maple Leaf is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward families with many children.

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 Maple Leaf

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodMaple LeafSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1025.5%10.8%12.3%
2010–1432.3%11.1%12.3%
2015–1929.5%10.9%11.6%
2020–2432.5%10.7%11.6%
Change+7.0 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are common in Maple Leaf: 32.5% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.

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 Maple Leaf

Renters in Maple Leaf

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodMaple LeafSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1050.1%31.1%33.3%
2010–1456.9%32.0%35.6%
2015–1955.7%32.0%36.0%
2020–2447.1%31.4%34.8%
Change−3.1 pts+0.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Renting is far more common in Maple Leaf than nationally: 47.1% of households rent their homes, against 34.8%. Among homeowners, 80.5% 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 Maple Leaf

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodMaple LeafSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1023.7%11.3%11.4%
2010–1419.0%10.7%11.4%
2015–1920.7%11.6%11.1%
2020–2415.2%10.3%9.6%
Change−8.5 pts−1.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 15.2% of the housing in Maple Leaf, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

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 Maple Leaf

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodMaple LeafSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–10196819721974
2010–14197619741975
2015–19197519771977
2020–24197619811980
Change+8+9+6
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The typical home in Maple Leaf was built around 1976, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in South Dakota overall, where the median home dates to 1981.

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 Maple Leaf

Rent, per month
PeriodMaple LeafSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–10$394$631$965
2010–14$425$692$1,040
2015–19$445$798$1,213
2020–24$549$1,000$1,571
Change+$155+$369+$606
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A typical rental in Maple Leaf costs $549 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 19.3% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

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 Maple Leaf

Bachelor's degrees in Maple Leaf

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodMaple LeafSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1016.0%26.8%28.4%
2010–1412.1%27.8%29.6%
2015–1917.0%29.4%32.1%
2020–2417.3%32.5%35.6%
Change+1.2 pts+5.6 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Maple Leaf: 17.3% 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 Maple Leaf

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodMaple LeafSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1081.7%89.9%84.9%
2010–1480.6%91.0%86.1%
2015–1981.8%91.8%87.7%
2020–2484.1%93.1%89.3%
Change+2.4 pts+3.2 pts+4.3 pts
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Nearly one in six adults in Maple Leaf never finished high school, well above the national share: only 84.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

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 Maple Leaf

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodMaple LeafSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1020.0%4.9%8.1%
2010–1435.2%4.9%9.4%
2015–1928.7%3.6%5.6%
2020–2428.0%3.1%5.4%
Change+7.9 pts−1.7 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Maple Leaf runs well above the national rate: 28.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 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).

Maple Leaf compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Maple Leaf3.5827.932.5%47.1%15.2%1976$54917.3%84.1%28.0%
Liberty3.6827.035.2%48.9%15.1%1972$62320.4%84.0%26.4%
Selfridge3.4328.726.6%41.7%14.2%1984$48120.5%87.3%17.0%
McLaughlin3.7027.134.7%48.3%15.0%1973$60219.7%83.6%28.2%
Bullhead3.4529.328.4%44.3%15.4%1983$43112.4%84.2%30.8%
Little Eagle3.4629.328.5%44.3%15.4%1983$43312.5%84.2%30.8%
McIntosh2.6137.69.4%23.2%21.7%1960$44624.3%94.2%5.8%
Fort Yates3.1928.231.7%56.9%13.1%1988$44819.2%88.9%22.1%
Shields2.6342.27.5%18.4%21.0%1969$71421.9%92.4%2.4%
Walker3.2731.024.4%38.1%16.8%1978$43314.9%86.3%25.5%
Mahto3.2331.423.5%36.9%17.1%1977$43415.5%86.8%24.3%

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 Maple Leaf. 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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