Housing data for Flat Creek Township, SD

Flat Creek Township, SD has an estimated 69 residents and 14 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Perkins County.

0.0% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
69 (±85)
Housing units
14 (±17)
Households that rent
0.0%
Residents since 2015–2019
+263.2%

What stands out in Flat Creek Township

Working from home: 51.7% (±12.2 points) in Flat Creek Township, higher than in Perkins County (32.9%).

Housing in Flat Creek Township at a glance

  • Renters and owners: 0.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 100.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 100.0% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 100.0% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +263.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 0.0% 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)

Flat Creek Township against Perkins County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Flat Creek TownshipPerkins CountySouth DakotaUnited States
Residents69 (±85)3,001 (±133)907,428 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units14 (±17)1,744 (±62)408,584 (±422)143,775,355
Households that rent0.0% (±69.5 points)21.6% (±5.1 points)31.4% (±0.5 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$738 (±$181)$946 (±$11)$1,413
Median household income—$66,908 (±$9,644)$75,081 (±$888)$80,734
Median home value—$114,600 (±$15,529)$257,400 (±$3,051)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)—$1,478 (±$163)$2,724 (±$28)$3,119
Built before 1980100.0% (±155.4 points)74.8% (±8.6 points)49.8% (±0.7 points)49.7%
Average commute—14.7 minutes (±2.5)17.8 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband100.0% (±69.5 points)88.9% (±3.7 points)89.6% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents7.6 years (±4.8)44.0 years (±3.2)38.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Flat Creek Township covers 35.9 square miles of land, about 2 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Flat Creek Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents19 (±28)69 (±85)+263.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units8 (±12)14 (±17)+75.0%Not a measurable change
Households that rent0.0% (±87.2 points)0.0% (±69.5 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 Perkins County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Perkins County recorded 0 violent and 530 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.

Places near Flat Creek Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Trail Township4.1 mi——46.2%
Lemmon5.9 mi$672$86,20027.0%
Lincoln Township (Perkins County)6.6 mi—$160,60016.7%
Liberty Township (Perkins County)7.5 mi———
White Butte Township8.1 mi———
De Witt Township8.4 mi—$220,0000.0%
Gilstrap Township8.9 mi——0.0%
Burdick Township9.5 mi———

HUD Fair Market Rent for Flat Creek Township, fiscal year 2027

Perkins County, SD, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$717$787$1,030$1,229$1,624

HUD income limits for Flat Creek Township, fiscal year 2026

Perkins County, SD, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,850$33,100$52,950
2 people$22,700$37,800$60,500
3 people$27,320$42,550$68,050
4 people$33,000$47,250$75,600
5 people$38,680$51,050$81,650
6 people$44,360$54,850$87,700
7 people$50,040$58,600$93,750
8 people$55,720$62,400$99,800

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Perkins County, SD, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $90,000.

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 Flat Creek Township

Is Flat Creek Township growing?

In Flat Creek Township, the number of residents went from 19 in 2015–2019 to 69 in 2020–2024 (+263.2%), not a measurable change.

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 Flat Creek township, Perkins County, South Dakota (county subdivision:21700, in state:46 county:105).

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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