Moving to Colton, South Dakota

Population: 662. Estimated population in July 2024: 658 (-0.6% change)
Males: 322 (48.6%), Females: 340 (51.4%)

Minnehaha County

Zip code: 57018

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $42,054
Median house value: $76,400

Population by Race

Races in Colton:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (37.9%), Norwegian (26.9%), Dutch (21.3%), English (8.3%), Irish (6.9%), Swedish (4.8%).

Elevation: 1605 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Colton

• High school or higher: 78.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colton city

• Never married: 17.9%
• Now married: 60.0%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 13.1%
• Divorced: 8.6%

2.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Colton:

• AVERA MCKENNAN HOSP&UNIVERSITY HLTH CT (about 13 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
• SIOUX VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
• DELLS AREA HEALTH CENTER – AVERA (about 16 miles; DELL RAPIDS, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colton:

• JOE FOSS FIELD (about 21 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
• BROOKINGS MUNI (about 37 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
• CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 68 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Colton:

• MADISON MUNI (about 19 miles; MADISON, SD; Abbreviation: MDS)
• MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 25 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)
• FLANDREAU MUNI (about 28 miles; FLANDREAU, SD; Abbreviation: 4P3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colton:

• 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 92 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
• WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
• WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 108 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
• NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 137 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
• BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 144 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)

Schools

Public high school in Colton:

• TRI-VALLEY HI SCH (Students: 242; Location: 46450 252ND ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Colton:

• TRI-VALLEY ELEM (Students: 433; Location: 46450 252ND ST; Grades: PK – 06)
• TRI-VALLEY JR HI SCH (Students: 131; Location: 46450 252ND ST; Grades: 07 – 08)