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)