Moving to Emery, South Dakota

Population: 439. Estimated population in July 2024: 526 (+19.8% change)
Males: 202 (46.0%), Females: 237 (54.0%)

Hanson County

Zip code: 57332

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $28,958
Median house value: $33,600

Population by Race

Races in Emery:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

Ancestries: German (64.2%), Irish (11.6%), United States (6.6%), English (5.7%), Danish (4.3%), French Canadian (3.6%).

Elevation: 1382 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Emery

  • High school or higher: 79.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Emery city

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 13.6%
  • Divorced: 3.6%

2.1% Foreign born (1.4% North America, 0.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+5.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Emery:

  • FREEMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 22 miles; FREEMAN, SD)
  • AVERA ST BENEDICT HEALTH CENTER (about 27 miles; PARKSTON, SD)
  • AVERA QUEEN OF PEACE (about 30 miles; MITCHELL, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Emery:

  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 50 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 62 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • HURON REGIONAL (about 68 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)

Other public-use airports nearest to Emery:

  • PARKSTON MUNI (about 29 miles; PARKSTON, SD; Abbreviation: 8V3)
  • HOWARD MUNI (about 30 miles; HOWARD, SD; Abbreviation: 8D9)
  • MITCHELL MUNI (about 31 miles; MITCHELL, SD; Abbreviation: MHE)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Emery:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 72 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 104 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 116 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 124 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 141 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)

Schools

Public high school in Emery:

  • EMERY HI SCH (Students: 60; Location: 130 E 6TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Emery:

  • EMERY ELEM (Students: 77; Location: 130 E 6TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
  • EMERY MIDDLE SCH (Students: 49; Location: 130 N 6TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)