Baltic, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 811. Estimated population in July 2024: 932 (+14.9% change)
Males: 392 (48.3%), Females: 419 (51.7%)

Minnehaha County

Zip code: 57003

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.2 years
Median household income: $46,023
Median house value: $90,200

Population by Race

Races in Baltic:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (40.9%), Norwegian (32.1%), Dutch (10.0%), Irish (9.4%), Swedish (5.2%), United States (3.9%).

Elevation: 1510 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Baltic

  • High school or higher: 91.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Baltic city

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 63.0%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +138 (+20.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Baltic:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baltic:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 14 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 38 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 74 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Baltic:

  • FLANDREAU MUNI (about 20 miles; FLANDREAU, SD; Abbreviation: 4P3)
  • MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 22 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)
  • MADISON MUNI (about 29 miles; MADISON, SD; Abbreviation: MDS)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baltic:

  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 67 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 108 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)

Schools

Public high school in Baltic:

  • BALTIC HI SCH (Students: 89; Location: 1 BULLDOG AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Baltic:

  • BALTIC ELEM (Students: 159; Location: 500 3RD ST; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BALTIC MIDDLE SCH (Students: 94; Location: 1 BULLDOG AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)