Valley Springs township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 23.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 362 (all rural)
| Males: 193 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 169 |  (46.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 362 (324 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Valley Springs township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.3%
- Black: 1.9%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.8%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.97
| Valley Springs township: | 3.0 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Valley Springs township: | $52,117 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $597 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $151,700 (it was $98,000 in 2000)
| : | $151,700 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $200,967
Here: $200,967 State: $182,593
Townhouses or other attached units: $279,241
Here: $279,241 State: $241,167
In 2-unit structures: $81,581
Here: $81,581 State: $129,138
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,457
Here: $109,457 State: $114,887
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $82,823
Here: $82,823 State: $148,009
Mobile homes: $25,357
Here: $25,357 State: $45,405
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Valley Springs township: Beaver Valley Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
33% of Valley Springs township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 296
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 98
- South: 13
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 102
- One, attached: 9
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,400
Housing units in Valley Springs township with a mortgage: 39 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Printing and related support activities (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (16%)
- Therapists (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (12%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Valley Springs township:
- German (20.4%)
- Norwegian (19.8%)
- Swedish (18.4%)
- Irish (16.6%)
- Dutch (9.3%)
- Danish (5.8%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 157 (75%)
- Carpooled: 44 (21%)
- Worked at home: 7 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 421- In family households: 414 (107 male householders, 8 female householders)
108 spouses, 187 children (180 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
101 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (0 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 15.6% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 42.9% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |