Housing data for Big Springs Township, SD

Big Springs Township, SD has an estimated 237 residents and 123 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Union County.

6.5% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
237 (±127)
Housing units
123 (±60)
Households that rent
6.5%
Residents since 2015–2019
+17.3%

What stands out in Big Springs Township

Households that rent: 6.5% (±8.4 points) in Big Springs Township, lower than in Union County (26.9%).

Median real estate taxes: $1,853 (±$849) in Big Springs Township, lower than in Union County ($3,317).

Housing in Big Springs Township at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 6.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $96,103 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $281,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,338 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,853 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 81.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 74.0% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 52.8% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 30.4 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +17.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 11.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Big Springs Township against Union County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Big Springs TownshipUnion CountySouth DakotaUnited States
Residents237 (±127)17,081 (exact)907,428 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units123 (±60)7,588 (±28)408,584 (±422)143,775,355
Households that rent6.5% (±8.4 points)26.9% (±3.2 points)31.4% (±0.5 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$1,069 (±$63)$946 (±$11)$1,413
Median household income$96,103 (±$76,550)$89,636 (±$5,949)$75,081 (±$888)$80,734
Median home value$281,300 (±$43,791)$301,100 (±$18,340)$257,400 (±$3,051)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,853 (±$849)$3,317 (±$208)$2,724 (±$28)$3,119
Built before 198074.0% (±44.0 points)41.3% (±4.2 points)49.8% (±0.7 points)49.7%
Average commute30.4 minutes (±13.6)17.7 minutes (±1.2)17.8 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband69.9% (±24.3 points)89.5% (±2.5 points)89.6% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents44.0 years (±9.4)41.5 years (±1.3)38.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Big Springs Township covers 36.6 square miles of land, about 6 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Big Springs Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents202 (±100)237 (±127)+17.3%Not a measurable change
Housing units70 (±30)123 (±60)+75.7%Not a measurable change
Median home value$220,800 (±$27,770)$281,300 (±$43,791)+27.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,144 (±$496)$1,338 (±$897)+17.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,806 (±$871)$1,853 (±$849)+2.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent11.4% (±15.8 points)6.5% (±8.4 points)−4.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±87.2 points)0.0% (±92.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Union County

Big Springs Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Union County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Union County recorded 91 violent and 597 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Big Springs Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5700132%1,540$839$177,400$69,531

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Big Springs Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Alcester4.8 mi$688$125,80030.7%
Emmet Township5.9 mi—$420,0000.0%
Sioux Valley Township6.0 mi—$259,6000.0%
Alcester Township6.0 mi—$233,30022.0%
Virginia Township6.1 mi—$355,80010.1%
Chatsworth6.5 mi——13.3%
Prairie Township7.5 mi—$335,70035.2%
Hawarden8.0 mi$933$136,30035.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Big Springs Township, fiscal year 2027

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$831$965$1,194$1,447$1,618

HUD income limits for Big Springs Township, fiscal year 2026

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,550$34,300$54,850
2 people$23,500$39,200$62,650
3 people$27,320$44,100$70,500
4 people$33,000$48,950$78,300
5 people$38,680$52,900$84,600
6 people$44,360$56,800$90,850
7 people$50,040$60,700$97,100
8 people$55,720$64,650$103,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $97,900.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Big Springs Township

What is the average home value in Big Springs Township, SD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $281,300 (±$43,791) for owner-occupied homes in Big Springs Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much are property taxes in Big Springs Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Big Springs Township, SD is $1,853 (±$849) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Big Springs Township growing?

In Big Springs Township, the number of residents went from 202 in 2015–2019 to 237 in 2020–2024 (+17.3%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Big Springs Township?

The ZIP code that covers Big Springs Township is 57001.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 57001?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 57001 is $839 (±$219) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Big Springs township, Union County, South Dakota (county subdivision:05460, in state:46 county:127).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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