Housing data for Spink Township, SD

Spink Township, SD has an estimated 270 residents and 192 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Union County.

39.0% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
270 (±130)
Housing units
192 (±110)
Households that rent
39.0%
Residents since 2015–2019
+49.2%

What stands out in Spink Township

Working from home: 56.2% (±33.2 points) in Spink Township, higher than in Union County (7.9%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 0.0% (±18.5 points) in Spink Township, lower than in Union County (22.8%).

Median household income: $44,801 (±$43,757) in Spink Township, lower than in Union County ($89,636).

Average commute: 26.2 minutes (±7.8) in Spink Township, higher than in Union County (17.7 minutes).

Housing in Spink 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: 39.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $44,801 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $280,000 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,898 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,709 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: 58.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 80.2% 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: 72.9% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 26.2 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +49.2% 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)

Spink Township against Union County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Spink TownshipUnion CountySouth DakotaUnited States
Residents270 (±130)17,081 (exact)907,428 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units192 (±110)7,588 (±28)408,584 (±422)143,775,355
Households that rent39.0% (±38.1 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$44,801 (±$43,757)$89,636 (±$5,949)$75,081 (±$888)$80,734
Median home value$280,000 (±$80,880)$301,100 (±$18,340)$257,400 (±$3,051)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,709 (±$388)$3,317 (±$208)$2,724 (±$28)$3,119
Built before 198080.2% (±47.2 points)41.3% (±4.2 points)49.8% (±0.7 points)49.7%
Average commute26.2 minutes (±7.8)17.7 minutes (±1.2)17.8 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband91.5% (±13.0 points)89.5% (±2.5 points)89.6% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents41.4 years (±22.1)41.5 years (±1.3)38.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Spink Township covers 36.3 square miles of land, about 7 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Spink Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents181 (±96)270 (±130)+49.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units115 (±52)192 (±110)+67.0%Not a measurable change
Median home value$286,100 (±$62,618)$280,000 (±$80,880)−2.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$50,227 (±$21,876)$44,801 (±$43,757)−10.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,410 (±$72)$1,898 (±$793)+34.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,382 (±$598)$2,709 (±$388)−19.9%Down after inflation
Households that rent64.8% (±27.0 points)39.0% (±38.1 points)−25.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±31.4 points)0.0% (±29.5 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 Union County

Spink 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 Spink 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
5701013%755—$296,400$93,611

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 Spink Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Emmet Township6.0 mi—$420,0000.0%
Brule Township (Union County)6.0 mi——0.0%
Sioux Valley Township6.2 mi—$259,6000.0%
Prairie Center Township (Clay County)6.6 mi—$378,80040.5%
Big Springs Township8.6 mi—$281,3006.5%
Garfield Township (Clay County)8.6 mi—$542,60016.1%
Fairview Township (Clay County)8.8 mi—$297,60019.5%
Akron9.8 mi$710$157,90029.2%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Spink 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 Spink 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 Spink Township

What is the average home value in Spink Township, SD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $280,000 (±$80,880) for owner-occupied homes in Spink Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Spink Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Spink Township, SD is $1,898 (±$793) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Spink Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Spink Township, SD is $2,709 (±$388) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Spink Township growing?

In Spink Township, the number of residents went from 181 in 2015–2019 to 270 in 2020–2024 (+49.2%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Spink Township?

The ZIP code that covers Spink Township is 57010.

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 Spink township, Union County, South Dakota (county subdivision:60140, 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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