Moving to Tripp, South Dakota

Population: 711. Estimated population in July 2024: 666 (-6.3% change)
Males: 313 (44.0%), Females: 398 (56.0%)

Hutchinson County

Zip code: 57376

Demographics

Median resident age: 54.1 years
Median household income: $24,609
Median house value: $21,400

Population by Race

Races in Tripp:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (58.8%), Norwegian (8.6%), Russian (7.7%), Irish (6.8%), Czech (4.6%), Dutch (2.5%).

Elevation: 1531 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tripp

  • High school or higher: 60.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tripp city

  • Never married: 12.8%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 22.7%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

3.0% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.6% North America, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +48 (+7.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tripp:

  • AVERA ST BENEDICT HEALTH CENTER (about 12 miles; PARKSTON, SD)
  • LANDMANN-JUNGMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 17 miles; SCOTLAND, SD)
  • ST MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL – CAH (about 18 miles; TYNDALL, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tripp:

  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 46 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • HURON REGIONAL (about 82 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 89 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tripp:

  • PARKSTON MUNI (about 10 miles; PARKSTON, SD; Abbreviation: 8V3)
  • SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 26 miles; SPRINGFIELD, SD; Abbreviation: Y03)
  • WAGNER MUNI (about 26 miles; WAGNER, SD; Abbreviation: AGZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tripp:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 76 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 95 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 166 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)

Schools

Public high school in Tripp:

  • TRIPP-DELMONT HI SCH (Students: 83; Location: 105 S SLOAN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Tripp:

  • TRIPP-DELMONT MIDDLE SCH (Students: 41; Location: 105 S SLOAN; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TRIPP ELEM (Students: 13; Location: 105 S SLOAN; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Tripp:

  • TRIPP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,690; Location: PO BOX 336; 11,380 books; 23 audio materials; 53 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)