Population 829 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Timber Lake
Household size in Timber Lake
| Period | Timber Lake | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.73 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.77 | 2.51 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.06 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.67 | 2.48 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.06 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Timber Lake average 2.67 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). The typical household here is bigger than in South Dakota overall, where it has 2.48 people.
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 Timber Lake
| Period | Timber Lake | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.2 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.2 | 38.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 34.5 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 30.7 | 38.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −7.4 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
Timber Lake is young: half of its residents are under 30.7, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young adults and children. The median age has dropped from 38.2 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Timber Lake
| Period | Timber Lake | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.2% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.0% | 11.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.2% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.0 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in seven households in Timber Lake (14.2%), above 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 Timber Lake
Renters in Timber Lake
| Period | Timber Lake | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.8% | 31.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 27.0% | 32.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.8% | 32.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 32.2% | 31.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +6.4 pts | +0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly a third of households in Timber Lake rent their homes (32.2%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 66.5% 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 Timber Lake
| Period | Timber Lake | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.8% | 11.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.1% | 10.7% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.7% | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.2% | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −6.6 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Timber Lake is close to the national rate: 10.2% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.
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 Timber Lake
| Period | Timber Lake | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1967 | 1974 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1971 | 1977 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1973 | 1981 | 1980 |
| Change | −0 | +9 | +6 |
Homes in Timber Lake run older than the national norm, with a median build year of 1973 against 1980.
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 Timber Lake
| Period | Timber Lake | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $379 | $631 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $455 | $692 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $573 | $798 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $631 | $1,000 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$253 | +$369 | +$606 |
Rent in Timber Lake runs $631 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 14.6% 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 Timber Lake
Bachelor's degrees in Timber Lake
| Period | Timber Lake | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.1% | 26.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.7% | 27.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.0% | 29.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 20.0% | 32.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.8 pts | +5.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Timber Lake have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 20.0%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Timber Lake
| Period | Timber Lake | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.8% | 89.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 84.8% | 91.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 90.0% | 91.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.7% | 93.1% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.9 pts | +3.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Timber Lake have finished high school (91.7%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of South Dakota.
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 Timber Lake
| Period | Timber Lake | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.8% | 4.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 4.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.1% | 3.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.3% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Timber Lake: 10.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above 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).
Timber Lake compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Lake | 2.67 | 30.7 | 14.2% | 32.2% | 10.2% | 1973 | $631 | 20.0% | 91.7% | 10.3% |
| Glencross | 3.00 | 30.1 | 20.2% | 36.3% | 12.4% | 1977 | $546 | 16.8% | 88.5% | 18.9% |
| Whitehorse | 2.63 | 30.8 | 13.4% | 31.7% | 9.9% | 1972 | $643 | 20.4% | 92.1% | 9.1% |
| Walker | 3.27 | 31.0 | 24.4% | 38.1% | 16.8% | 1978 | $433 | 14.9% | 86.3% | 25.5% |
| Isabel | 2.75 | 31.5 | 15.0% | 31.8% | 11.9% | 1973 | $613 | 19.7% | 91.7% | 11.3% |
| Mahto | 3.23 | 31.4 | 23.5% | 36.9% | 17.1% | 1977 | $434 | 15.5% | 86.8% | 24.3% |
| Trail City | 2.87 | 30.4 | 17.7% | 34.5% | 11.5% | 1975 | $581 | 18.1% | 89.8% | 15.3% |
| Green Grass | 2.96 | 29.7 | 24.3% | 34.5% | 10.3% | 1983 | $682 | 23.3% | 90.0% | 10.7% |
| Little Eagle | 3.46 | 29.3 | 28.5% | 44.3% | 15.4% | 1983 | $433 | 12.5% | 84.2% | 30.8% |
| Bullhead | 3.45 | 29.3 | 28.4% | 44.3% | 15.4% | 1983 | $431 | 12.4% | 84.2% | 30.8% |
| Thunder Butte | 3.15 | 36.0 | 18.9% | 29.5% | 18.8% | 1976 | $694 | 17.5% | 95.0% | 14.2% |
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 Timber Lake. 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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