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Moving to Huron, South Dakota

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Population: 11,893. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,086 (-6.8% change)
Males: 5,687 (47.8%), Females: 6,206 (52.2%)

Beadle County

Zip codes: 57350.

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $29,097
Median house value: $57,900

Population by Race

Races in Huron:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Black (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (48.5%), Norwegian (14.2%), Irish (11.9%), English (8.3%), United States (4.3%), French (4.1%).

Elevation: 1270 feet

Land area: 8.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Huron

  • High school or higher: 84.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Huron city

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -879 (-6.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Huron:

  • HURON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (172 FOURTH STREET SE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Huron:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Huron:

  • HURON REGIONAL (about 2 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
  • ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 76 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 83 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Huron:

  • REDFIELD MUNI (about 40 miles; REDFIELD, SD; Abbreviation: 1D8)
  • MITCHELL MUNI (about 43 miles; MITCHELL, SD; Abbreviation: MHE)
  • WILDER (about 47 miles; DESMET, SD; Abbreviation: 6E5)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Huron:

  • HURON UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 543; Location: 333 9TH ST SW; Private, for-profit; Website: www.huron.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Huron:

  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 138 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 169 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 170 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 173 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 174 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)

Schools

Public high school in Huron:

  • HURON HI SCH (Students: 713; Location: 18TH & NEVADA SW; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Huron:

  • JAMES VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location: PO BOX 1257; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Huron:

  • HURON MIDDLE SCH (Students: 525; Location: 1045 18TH SW; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WASHINGTON ELEM (Students: 256; Location: 1451 MCCLELLAN DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MADISON ELEM (Students: 207; Location: 16TH & IDAHO SE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JEFFERSON ELEM (Students: 169; Location: 855 UTAH SE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BUCHANAN ELEM (Students: 151; Location: 5TH & MELLETTE SW; Grades: PK – 05)
  • OUR HOME (Students: 36; Location: 40354 210TH STREET; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • RIVERSIDE COLONY (Students: 24; Location: 40361 200TH ST; Grades: KG – 08)
  • HURON COLONY (Students: 22; Location: 40068 HURON COLONY LANE; Grades: KG – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Huron:

  • SAINT MARTIN SCHOOL (Students: 148; Location: 522 OREGON SE; Grades: PK – 5)

Libraries

Library in Huron:

  • HURON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $373,906; Location: 521 DAKOTA AVE SOUTH; 81,442 books; 5,227 audio materials; 1,492 video materials; 165 serial subscriptions)

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