Tea, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,742. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,455 (+40.9% change)
Males: 864 (49.6%), Females: 878 (50.4%)
Lincoln County
Zip code: 57064
Demographics
Median resident age: 28.2 years
Median household income: $50,671
Median house value: $97,400
Population by Race
Races in Tea:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (55.3%), Norwegian (18.8%), Irish (13.7%), Dutch (5.9%), French (4.2%), Danish (4.0%).
Elevation: 1486 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tea
- High school or higher: 93.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tea city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 66.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 2.1%
- Divorced: 10.8%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +943 (+118.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tea:
- HEART HOSPITAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA LLC (about 9 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- SIOUX FALLS SURGICAL CENTER LLP (about 9 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tea:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 11 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 53 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 59 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tea:
- MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 3 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)
- CANTON MUNI (about 22 miles; CANTON, SD; Abbreviation: 7G9)
- HAWARDEN MUNI (about 38 miles; HAWARDEN, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tea:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 45 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
Schools
Public high school in Tea:
- TEA HI SCH (Students: 86; Location: 131 POPLAR AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tea:
- TEA ELEM (Students: 450; Location: 500 CHARISH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- TEA MIDDLE SCH (Students: 165; Location: 131 POPLAR AVE N; Grades: 06 – 08)