Housing data for Red Iron Lake Township, SD

Red Iron Lake Township, SD has an estimated 142 residents and 172 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Marshall County.

46.1% of households rent.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−55.9%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
142 (±72)
Housing units
172 (±55)
Households that rent
46.1%
Residents since 2015–2019
−55.9%

What stands out in Red Iron Lake Township

Households that rent: 46.1% (±25.5 points) in Red Iron Lake Township, higher than in Marshall County (19.7%).

Average commute: 22.0 minutes (±4.5) in Red Iron Lake Township, higher than in Marshall County (16.0 minutes).

Housing in Red Iron Lake 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: 46.1% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $2,225 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 20.3% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 37.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 63.4% 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: 64.5% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 22.0 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −55.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 46.1% 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)

Red Iron Lake Township against Marshall County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Red Iron Lake TownshipMarshall CountySouth DakotaUnited States
Residents142 (±72)4,344 (exact)907,428 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units172 (±55)2,436 (±19)408,584 (±422)143,775,355
Households that rent46.1% (±25.5 points)19.7% (±4.5 points)31.4% (±0.5 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$752 (±$61)$946 (±$11)$1,413
Median household income—$78,156 (±$10,504)$75,081 (±$888)$80,734
Median home value—$156,500 (±$31,245)$257,400 (±$3,051)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,225 (±$954)$1,359 (±$138)$2,724 (±$28)$3,119
Built before 198063.4% (±33.0 points)67.9% (±7.5 points)49.8% (±0.7 points)49.7%
Average commute22.0 minutes (±4.5)16.0 minutes (±1.8)17.8 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband86.8% (±17.0 points)89.5% (±2.8 points)89.6% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents62.3 years (±14.0)42.5 years (±1.1)38.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Red Iron Lake Township covers 31.1 square miles of land, about 5 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Red Iron Lake Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents322 (±97)142 (±72)−55.9%Measurable decrease
Housing units165 (±41)172 (±55)+4.2%Not a measurable change
Median real estate taxes$1,538 (±$496)$2,225 (±$954)+44.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent14.4% (±17.9 points)46.1% (±25.5 points)+31.7 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Rental vacancy rate40.0% (±60.0 points)0.0% (±44.0 points)−40.0 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 Marshall County

Red Iron Lake Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Marshall County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Marshall County recorded 45 violent and 203 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 Red Iron Lake Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Buffalo Township (Marshall County)5.4 mi——0.0%
Lake City6.1 mi—$109,4000.0%
Lake Township (Marshall County)6.2 mi—$411,1000.0%
Long Hollow Township6.3 mi—$193,20034.1%
McKinley Township6.3 mi——0.0%
Dumarce Township7.6 mi——0.0%
Eden Township (Marshall County)7.7 mi—$258,9000.0%
Eden8.1 mi$775—12.8%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Red Iron Lake Township, fiscal year 2027

Marshall County, SD, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$706$775$1,014$1,384$1,599

HUD income limits for Red Iron Lake Township, fiscal year 2026

Marshall County, SD, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$23,600$39,300$62,850
2 people$26,950$44,900$71,800
3 people$30,300$50,500$80,800
4 people$33,650$56,100$89,750
5 people$38,680$60,600$96,950
6 people$44,360$65,100$104,150
7 people$50,040$69,600$111,300
8 people$55,720$74,100$118,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Marshall County, SD, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $112,200.

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 Red Iron Lake Township

Is Red Iron Lake Township growing?

In Red Iron Lake Township, the number of residents went from 322 in 2015–2019 to 142 in 2020–2024 (−55.9%), a measurable decrease.

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 Red Iron Lake township, Marshall County, South Dakota (county subdivision:53620, in state:46 county:091).

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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