Central South Dakota News

Wetonka ranked 295th among cities in South Dakota by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of Wetonka residents was $21,250 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 4 households with a population of 12.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Milltown with $64,167 per year after adjusting for inflation – $42,917 more than Wetonka. It had 11 households with a population of 23.

The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Wounded Knee with $5,605 per year after adjusting for inflation – $15,645 less than Wetonka. It had 84 households with a population of 456.

Top 100 cities by earnings per resident (2018)

Rank	City	Earnings per resident
1	Milltown	$64,167
2	Dakota Dunes	$58,893
3	Long Lake	$55,938
4	Cow Creek	$53,750
5	Running Water	$51,250
6	Anderson	$49,205
7	Blucksberg Mountain	$45,743
8	Lake Madison	$43,162
9	Crooks	$42,929
10	Lake Poinsett	$42,500
10	Vilas	$42,500
12	Warner	$41,750
13	Davis	$41,667
14	Bancroft	$41,500
15	Pine Lakes Addition	$41,250
16	Brandon	$41,241
17	Baltic	$40,985
18	Tea	$40,746
19	Altamont	$40,625
20	Harrisburg	$40,615
21	Fort Pierre	$40,156
22	Bath	$40,052
23	Summerset	$40,029
24	Pickstown	$40,000
24	Utica	$40,000
26	Colonial Pine Hills	$39,850
27	Goodwin	$39,583
28	Fairburn	$39,375
29	Bath Corner	$38,696
30	Chester	$38,490
31	Northville	$38,333
32	Belvidere	$38,281
33	Columbia	$38,125
34	Ward	$38,036
35	Buffalo	$37,917
36	Onida	$37,663
37	Pierre	$37,428
38	Brandt	$37,321
39	Aurora	$37,240
40	Dante	$37,083
41	Pierpont	$36,736
42	Colman	$36,607
43	Wallace	$36,458
44	Hartford	$36,167
45	Hermosa	$36,000
46	Dimock	$35,875
47	Hitchcock	$35,781
48	Castlewood	$35,769
49	Groton	$35,568
50	Ree Heights	$35,500
51	Naples	$35,313
52	Worthing	$34,909
53	Roscoe	$34,792
54	Sherman	$34,750
55	Dell Rapids	$34,603
56	Olivet	$34,583
57	Kranzburg	$34,375
58	Cavour	$34,286
59	Beresford	$34,255
60	Renner Corner	$34,219
61	Artesian	$34,000
62	Meadow View Addition	$33,958
63	Dolton	$33,750
63	Chelsea	$33,750
63	Fairview	$33,750
66	Wolsey	$33,661
67	Clear Lake	$33,611
68	Elk Point	$33,596
69	Tabor	$33,571
70	Kennebec	$33,309
71	Presho	$33,264
72	Plankinton	$33,250
73	Tulare	$33,125
74	Piedmont	$32,917
75	St. Lawrence	$32,875
76	Jefferson	$32,794
77	Colton	$32,685
78	White	$32,679
78	Alpena	$32,679
80	Mount Vernon	$32,589
81	Trent	$32,578
82	Geddes	$32,500
82	La Bolt	$32,500
84	Faulkton	$32,438
85	Akaska	$32,188
86	Valley Springs	$32,171
87	Sioux Falls	$32,058
88	Garretson	$32,054
89	Murdo	$32,024
90	Westport	$31,944
91	Brentford	$31,932
92	Nunda	$31,875
92	Bruce	$31,875
94	Stratford	$31,750
94	Ramona	$31,750
96	Britton	$31,685
97	Ethan	$31,667
98	Lesterville	$31,607
99	Garden City	$31,563
100	Elkton	$31,509

* All values are inflation-adjusted