Moving to Oacoma, South Dakota

Population: 390. Estimated population in July 2024: 408 (+4.6% change)
Males: 202 (51.8%), Females: 188 (48.2%)

Lyman County

Zip code: 57365

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $36,719
Median house value: $70,000

Population by Race

Races in Oacoma:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
• American Indian (5.6%)
• Two or more races (2.3%)

Ancestries: German (47.2%), Norwegian (9.7%), Irish (7.4%), United States (6.7%), Dutch (6.4%), English (5.4%).

Elevation: 1390 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oacoma

• High school or higher: 81.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 1.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oacoma town

• Never married: 32.5%
• Now married: 54.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.2%
• Divorced: 5.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+4.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oacoma:

• MID-DAKOTA HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CHAMBERLAIN, SD)
• AVERA GREGORY HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 40 miles; GREGORY, SD)
• PLATTE HEALTH CENTER – CAH (about 43 miles; PLATTE, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oacoma:

• PIERRE REGIONAL (about 74 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
• HURON REGIONAL (about 90 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
• ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 131 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oacoma:

• CHAMBERLAIN MUNI (about 6 miles; CHAMBERLAIN, SD; Abbreviation: 9V9)
• KIMBALL MUNI (about 29 miles; KIMBALL, SD; Abbreviation: 6A6)
• GREGORY MUNI (about 41 miles; GREGORY, SD; Abbreviation: 9D1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oacoma:

• NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 130 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
• NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 179 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 182 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
• SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 184 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
• WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 196 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 205 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
• CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 211 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)