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:

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)