Moving to Reliance, South Dakota

Population: 206. Estimated population in July 2024: 214 (+3.9% change)
Males: 103 (50.0%), Females: 103 (50.0%)

Lyman County

Zip code: 57569

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $30,833
Median house value: $32,100

Population by Race

Races in Reliance:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • American Indian (9.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)

Ancestries: German (47.6%), English (20.4%), Irish (20.4%), Swedish (8.3%), Norwegian (6.3%), Czech (5.8%).

Elevation: 1796 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Reliance

  • High school or higher: 77.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Reliance town

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 48.4%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 11.8%
  • Divorced: 14.4%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+21.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Reliance:

  • MID-DAKOTA HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CHAMBERLAIN, SD)
  • AVERA GREGORY HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 47 miles; GREGORY, SD)
  • WINNER REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 48 miles; WINNER, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Reliance:

  • PIERRE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
  • HURON REGIONAL (about 102 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
  • ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 135 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Reliance:

  • CHAMBERLAIN MUNI (about 22 miles; CHAMBERLAIN, SD; Abbreviation: 9V9)
  • PRESHO MUNI (about 30 miles; PRESHO, SD; Abbreviation: 5P5)
  • BOB WILEY FIELD (about 38 miles; WINNER, SD; Abbreviation: SFD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Reliance:

  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 134 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 194 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 198 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 198 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 211 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 212 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 214 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)