Tilford, SD Demographics

Population 357 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Tilford

Household size in Tilford

Household size, people per household
PeriodTilfordSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–102.282.512.68
2010–142.602.512.73
2015–192.972.502.71
2020–242.522.482.65
Change+0.24−0.03−0.03
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The average household in Tilford has 2.52 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. South Dakota as a whole looks much the same. Household size has climbed from 2.28 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

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 Tilford

Median age, years
PeriodTilfordSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1045.637.937.7
2010–1442.938.338.6
2015–1942.238.839.6
2020–2443.738.940.1
Change−2.0+1.0+2.3
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Tilford skews older than the country: its median age is 43.7, against 40.1 nationally.

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 Tilford

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodTilfordSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1014.7%10.8%12.3%
2010–143.7%11.1%12.3%
2015–193.1%10.9%11.6%
2020–2410.5%10.7%11.6%
Change−4.2 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are a bit less common in Tilford than nationally: 10.5%, against 11.6%. South Dakota as a whole looks much the same.

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 Tilford

Renters in Tilford

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodTilfordSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1010.9%31.1%33.3%
2010–148.9%32.0%35.6%
2015–1913.4%32.0%36.0%
2020–249.1%31.4%34.8%
Change−1.8 pts+0.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 9.1% of households in Tilford rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 43.5% have no mortgage at all, 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 Tilford

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodTilfordSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–108.9%11.3%11.4%
2010–146.9%10.7%11.4%
2015–196.6%11.6%11.1%
2020–2412.4%10.3%9.6%
Change+3.5 pts−1.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy runs high in Tilford: 12.4% 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 Tilford

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodTilfordSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–10198519721974
2010–14198919741975
2015–19199119771977
2020–24199319811980
Change+9+9+6
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Tilford has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1993, versus 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 Tilford

Rent, per month
PeriodTilfordSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–10$722$631$965
2010–14$907$692$1,040
2015–19$1,232$798$1,213
2020–24$947$1,000$1,571
Change+$225+$369+$606
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A typical rental in Tilford costs $947 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 25.3% 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 Tilford

Bachelor's degrees in Tilford

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodTilfordSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1033.1%26.8%28.4%
2010–1431.1%27.8%29.6%
2015–1923.3%29.4%32.1%
2020–2432.9%32.5%35.6%
Change−0.2 pts+5.6 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are about as common in Tilford as nationally: 32.9% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 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 Tilford

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodTilfordSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–1097.4%89.9%84.9%
2010–1492.8%91.0%86.1%
2015–1993.0%91.8%87.7%
2020–2495.9%93.1%89.3%
Change−1.5 pts+3.2 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion is high in Tilford: 95.9% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

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 Tilford

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodTilfordSouth DakotaU.S.
2006–103.8%4.9%8.1%
2010–145.0%4.9%9.4%
2015–190.0%3.6%5.6%
2020–240.9%3.1%5.4%
Change−2.9 pts−1.7 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Tilford has been strong: just 0.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).

Tilford compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Tilford2.5243.710.5%9.1%12.4%1993$94732.9%95.9%0.9%
Fort Meade2.5942.915.2%23.2%14.5%1982$83722.2%93.2%2.2%
Bethlehem2.4745.48.3%8.6%12.6%1995$88534.3%94.8%0.5%
Sturgis2.3542.213.7%31.0%11.7%1977$80025.5%92.3%2.7%
Piedmont2.4843.69.5%9.0%9.1%1994$1,04530.3%97.1%1.7%
Nemo1.9261.72.8%4.8%27.8%1997$92526.9%94.2%1.2%
Galena2.1453.210.6%25.4%22.0%1992$77125.8%95.7%0.9%
Summerset2.5042.86.1%11.2%1.4%1995$1,13929.6%97.2%3.2%
Roubaix1.7765.81.4%3.6%41.0%2001$83724.1%93.3%0.0%
Black Hawk2.3246.94.9%17.8%2.6%1990$1,17824.2%97.6%3.7%
Whitewood2.7246.94.7%21.8%17.0%1995$1,07726.4%93.2%1.4%

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 Tilford. 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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