What percentage of people rent in Fort Thompson, SD?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Thompson, SD, 2020–2024
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60.8% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Thompson, SD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 205 renting households against 132 that own their home.

In Fort Thompson, the share of households that rent went from 71.8% in 2015–2019 to 60.8% in 2020–2024 (−11.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 60.8% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 205 (±45)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Thompson

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Thompson	Buffalo County	South Dakota	United States
Renter-occupied share	60.8% (±10.3 points)	47.4% (±8.5 points)	31.4% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	205 (±45)	241 (±45)	114,923 (±1,973)	45,017,354
Owning households	132 (±46)	267 (±58)	250,621 (±2,208)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.5)	3.6 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.9 (±1.1)	3.6 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	—	$45,599 (±$1,257)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,955 (±$16,319)	$59,583 (±$18,304)	$92,702 (±$1,158)	$100,009

In Fort Thompson, the renter share is higher than in Buffalo County (47.4%).

It is also higher than in South Dakota (31.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 66 of 1,152.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fort Thompson has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	71.8% (±6.8 points)	60.8% (±10.3 points)	−11.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$407 (±$71)	$563 (±$222)	+38.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$23,594 (±$5,576)	$47,159 (±$11,052)	+99.9%	Up after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Fort Thompson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Thompson
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Thompson	—	60.8% (±10.3 points)	—
West Point Township	14 mi	10.2% (±19.0 points)	Lower
Como Township	15 mi	43.8% (±53.5 points)	Not measurably different
Reliance	16 mi	8.2% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Oacoma	17 mi	22.3% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Oacoma Township	18 mi	0.0% (±55.5 points)	Lower
Union Township (Brule County)	18 mi	19.2% (±26.4 points)	Lower
Chamberlain	18 mi	31.8% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Mondamin Township	18 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Point Township, SD (10.2%), Reliance, SD (8.2%), Oacoma, SD (22.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Fort Thompson is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Fort Thompson

How many renters are there in Fort Thompson?

Fort Thompson has an estimated 205 (±45) renting households, 60.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Thompson?

In Fort Thompson, the share of households that rent went from 71.8% in 2015–2019 to 60.8% in 2020–2024 (−11.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Thompson?

A renting household in Fort Thompson has 3.1 people on average, against 3.9 in an owned home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fort Thompson CDP, South Dakota (place:22340, in state:46).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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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.