Estimated zip code population in 2022: 970 Zip code population in 2010: 994 Zip code population in 2000: 1,130
Houses and condos: 625 Renter-occupied apartments: 86
% of renters here:
20%
State:
30%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 57249: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 147.5 sq. mi. Water area: 11.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 7 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.9% ($1,852)
South Dakota:
1.0% ($2,481)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,658 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,132 (1.1%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 483
(49.8%)
Females: 487
(50.2%)
For population 25 years and over in 57249:
High school or higher: 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 0.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 57249:
Never married: 25.3%
Now married: 58.3%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 8.3%
Zip code 57249 compared to state average:
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $202,809
57249:
$202,809
South Dakota:
$245,000
Median resident age:
This zip code:
51.8 years
South Dakota median age:
38.5 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.3 people
South Dakota:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 57249, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $69,079 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$69,079
State:
$75,230
Salary/wage: $49,643 (reported on 78.7% of returns)
Here:
$49,643
State:
$54,824
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1295.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3608.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7436.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11355.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20616.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,624 (reported on 44.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,624
South Dakota:
$2,207
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.2% for AGIs below $25k, 37.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 148.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 613.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,454 (reported on 27.7% of returns)
Here:
$3,454
State:
$6,303
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 124.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1116.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,431 (reported on 27.7% of returns)
Here:
+$7,431
State:
+$27,098
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 302.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2540.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,144 (reported on 19.1% of returns)
Here:
+$4,144
State:
+$13,092
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 348.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 207.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,780 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
57249:
$7,780
South Dakota:
$17,605
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 197.5% for AGIs below $25k, 577.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 8.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,000
State:
$2,165
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.9%
Here:
98%
State:
95%
(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 128.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 57249, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,396 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$54,396
State:
$58,425
Salary/wage: $36,300 (reported on 82.4% of returns)
Here:
$36,300
State:
$41,676
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs below $25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 31.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,324 (reported on 41.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,324
South Dakota:
$2,148
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,446 (reported on 25.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,446
State:
$6,197
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,762 (reported on 25.5% of returns)
Here:
+$3,762
State:
+$21,273
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,344 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:
+$4,344
State:
+$11,552
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,900 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
57249:
$4,900
South Dakota:
$12,416
Total itemized deductions: $25,980 (31% of AGI, reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:
$25,980
State:
$21,763
Here:
31.2% of AGI
State:
16.0% of AGI
Charity contributions: $5,500 (reported on 7.8% of returns)
Here:
$5,500
State:
$5,927
Taxes paid: $3,220 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
57249:
$3,220
State:
$5,214
Earned income credit: $1,840 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,840
State:
$2,081
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.6%
Here:
71%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 52.6% for AGIs below $25k, 72.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 57249, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,507 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$36,507
State:
$41,242
Salary/wage: $27,832 (reported on 77.4% of returns)
Here:
$27,832
State:
$32,969
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.6% for AGIs below $10k, 65.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,389 (reported on 54.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,389
South Dakota:
$2,098
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,940 (reported on 30.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,940
State:
$2,577
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$4,620 (reported on 26.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,620
State:
+$11,418
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,000 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
Here:
+$8,000
State:
+$9,138
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,519 (reported on 5.5% of returns)
57249:
$3,519
South Dakota:
$3,029
Total itemized deductions: $15,000 (25% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)
Here:
$15,000
State:
$17,139
Here:
25.0% of AGI
State:
19.0% of AGI
Charity contributions deductions: $1,821 (3% of AGI, reported on 5.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,821
State:
$4,114
Here:
2.6% of AGI
State:
4.2% of AGI
Total tax: $5,340 (reported on 73.7% of returns)
57249:
$5,340
State:
$6,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,625 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,625
State:
$1,607
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.0%
Here:
76%
State:
63%
(% for various income ranges: 68.6% for AGIs below $10k, 74.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 10 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 419
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (4 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 160 (70 now married, 89 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 57249 with a mortgage: 145 (2 second mortgage) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,250 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $686
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.7%
Whole state:
12.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
5.9%
Whole state:
6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
2.8
State:
4.1
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 57249: Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department (A), Lake Preston City Hall (B), Dorothee Pike Memorial Library (C), Lake Preston Ambulance Service (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bethania Cemetery (1), Hinderlie Cemetery (2), Saint Peters Cemetery (3), Lake Preston Cemetery (4), Odden Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 187 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 165 1-person, 17 2-persons, 5 6-persons
122 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (18 men).
96.5% of residents of 57249 zip code speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 25% well, 4% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 11 (1.1%) (72.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.1%
Whole state:
3.5%
36%Honduras
27%Malaysia
9%Romania
28%German
14%Norwegian
7%Danish
6%American
5%Irish
4%Icelander
4%Swedish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
122010 or later
62000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
1Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
LAKE PRESTON ELEM (300 1ST STREET NE in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2 Organizations: LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 38-3 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LAKE PRESTON HI SCH (300 1ST STREET NE in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1 Organizations: LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 38-3 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LAKE PRESTON JR HI (300 1ST STREET NE in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3 Organizations: LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 38-3 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LAKE PRESTON COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (101 MAIN AVENUE NORTH in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1999-0181, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WHOLESALERS, EXCEPT BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS; MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL STORES Alternative names: LAKE PRESTON FARM SUPPLY
T-K CONST (20956 441ST AVE in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2000-0108, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CENEX-FARMERS UNION SOIL CENTER (NONE in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
LAKE PRESTON - CITY OF (ONE MILE NE OF CITY IN SW 1/4 in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: LAKE PRESTON WWT PLANT
LAKE PRESTON PUBLIC SCHOOL (300 1ST STREET NE in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: BOARD OF EDUCATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
FARMER'S NATIONAL COMPANY (1/2 MILE WEST & 3 1/2 M SOUTH in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: METROPOLITAN INS. CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY (4TH ST NW AND PRESTON AVE in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
TWENTYFIRST CENTURY MFG. CO. (501 5TH ST. NW in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: WALDO GARBERDING (CONTACT/OWNER)
LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 38-3 (303 1ST STREET EAST in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
T & K CUSTOMS (20956 441ST AVE in LAKE PRESTON, SD)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.7% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.4%
40.2%Utility gas
38.2%Electricity
18.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.0%Other fuel
0.7%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 1,074. Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+5.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 654
Northeast: 27
Midwest: 125
South: 14
West: 129
65% of the 57249 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Dakota.
93% of the 57249 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
South Dakota:
11.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
South Dakota:
7.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
South Dakota:
10.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
81,522Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
78,772Transportation occupations
60,938Management occupations
55,724Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
49,472Education, training, and library occupations
49,232Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (5-9: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 3)
Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 2)
People in group quarters in 2000:
54 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 57249 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
17
83.6 years
George
14
83.3 years
Mary
10
83.2 years
Donald
9
72.7 years
Alice
9
82.8 years
Mabel
8
85.9 years
Arthur
8
76.6 years
Elmer
8
80.3 years
Clara
8
87.8 years
Helen
7
77.6 years
Most common last names in zip code 57249 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Nelson
28
80.9 years
Jensen
20
81.9 years
Olson
20
75.9 years
Johnson
20
81.1 years
Anderson
17
83.5 years
Larson
12
82.2 years
Christensen
8
84.1 years
Larsen
8
89.9 years
Field
8
81.9 years
Thompson
8
73.0 years
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