57794 Zip Code (Wounded Knee, SD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 875
Zip code population in 2010: 644
Zip code population in 2000: 538

Houses and condos: 122
Renter-occupied apartments: 31
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 57794: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 50.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 57794:

• High school or higher: 54.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 55.6%

For population 15 years and over in 57794:

• Never married: 61.9%
• Now married: 16.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.0%
• Divorced: 17.2%

• 
• • 80491.9%American Indian
  • 718.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 57794, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $20,038 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$20,038
State:	$75,230

Salary/wage: $19,907 (reported on 93.8% of returns)

Here:	$19,907
State:	$54,824

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 827.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4318.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 62.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,165

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 173.0% for AGIs below $25k, 114.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 57794, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $18,455 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$18,455
State:	$58,425

Salary/wage: $16,840 (reported on 90.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,840
State:	$41,676

Earned income credit: $2,257 (reported on 63.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,257
State:	$2,081

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	55%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 57794, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $17,034 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$17,034
State:	$41,242

Salary/wage: $16,750 (reported on 90.8% of returns)

Here:	$16,750
State:	$32,969

Total tax: $2,368 (reported on 31.9% of returns)

57794:	$2,368
State:	$6,372

Earned income credit: $1,816 (reported on 73.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,816
State:	$1,607

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 86.6%

Here:	87%
State:	63%

Nearest zip codes: 57756, 69365, 57716, 57770, 57752, 69360.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 81
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 22

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 64 (28 now married, 40 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 119 (16 now married, 100 unmarried)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 57794 household income distribution in 2022

• 38Less than $10,000
• 31$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$60,000 to $74,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 57794

• 31Less than $10,000
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 57794

• 13Less than $100
• 27$200 to $249

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $35,735
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $5,497

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $11,161

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $52,580

Here:	$52,580
State:	$303,134

Mobile homes: $65,407

Here:	$65,407
State:	$82,732

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 60
• 5 to 9: 16
• Mobile homes: 39

Unemployment: 55.6%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 57794

• 2520 to 24 minutes
• 1430 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 875

• Male householders: 26 (0 living alone), Female householders: 80 (0 living alone)

• 28 spouses (28 opposite-sex spouses), 27 unmarried partners, (27 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 268 children (266 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 281 other relatives, 46 non-relatives

Size of family households: 14 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons

60 married couples with children.
93 single-parent households (93 women).

86.0% of residents of 57794 zip code speak English at home.
12.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LITTLE WARRIER STORE (RURAL ROUTE in WOUNDED KNEE, SD) . Tribal Land

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.8%

Population in 1990: 826.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 862

95% of the 57794 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

89% of the 57794 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 57794 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Bessie	3	82.7 years
John	3	76.7 years
Agnes	2	74.0 years
Eugene	2	60.0 years
Frank	2	85.5 years
Lydia	2	81.4 years
Mary	2	65.5 years
Stephen	2	49.5 years
Violet	2	73.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 57794 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rowland	4	45.5 years
Ice	3	65.0 years
Hollow-Horn	3	73.7 years
Little Moon	3	70.3 years
Gay	2	71.0 years
Coats	2	76.0 years
Cornelius	2	85.0 years
Lamont	2	88.6 years
Little Bear	2	76.0 years
Means	2	67.9 years