Moving to White Lake, South Dakota
Population: 405. Estimated population in July 2024: 389 (-4.0% change)
Males: 177 (43.7%), Females: 228 (56.3%)
Aurora County
Zip code: 57383
Demographics
Median resident age: 48.6 years
Median household income: $25,500
Median house value: $23,800
Population by Race
Races in White Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (52.8%), Norwegian (8.1%), United States (8.1%), Danish (7.4%), Irish (7.4%), English (5.7%).
Elevation: 1650 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in White Lake
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in White Lake city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 60.8%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 3.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-3.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near White Lake:
- AVERA WESKOTA MEMORIAL MED CTR – CAH (about 23 miles; WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD)
- PLATTE HEALTH CENTER – CAH (about 24 miles; PLATTE, SD)
- DOUGLAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 39 miles; ARMOUR, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to White Lake:
- HURON REGIONAL (about 57 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 108 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- PIERRE REGIONAL (about 118 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
Other public-use airports nearest to White Lake:
- KIMBALL MUNI (about 18 miles; KIMBALL, SD; Abbreviation: 6A6)
- PLATTE MUNI (about 24 miles; PLATTE, SD; Abbreviation: 1D3)
- CORSICA MUNI (about 31 miles; CORSICA, SD; Abbreviation: D65)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to White Lake:
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 138 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 141 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 147 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 156 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 191 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 197 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
Schools
Public high school in White Lake:
- WHITE LAKE HI SCH (Students: 50; Location: 502 E DIVISION ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in White Lake:
- WHITE LAKE ELEM (Students: 96; Location: 502 E DIVISION ST; Grades: KG – 06)
- WHITE LAKE JR HI (Students: 26; Location: 502 E DIVISION ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in White Lake:
- WHITE LAKE COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,960; Location: PO BOX 185; 5,362 books; 45 audio materials; 24 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)