Moving to Valley Springs, South Dakota

Population: 792. Estimated population in July 2024: 809 (+2.1% change)
Males: 386 (48.7%), Females: 406 (51.3%)

Minnehaha County

Zip code: 57068

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.6 years
Median household income: $45,089
Median house value: $75,500

Population by Race

Races in Valley Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (35.5%), Norwegian (21.3%), Dutch (17.8%), Irish (6.3%), United States (6.2%), Swedish (4.2%).

Elevation: 1392 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Valley Springs

  • High school or higher: 84.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Valley Springs city

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 65.0%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Valley Springs:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Valley Springs:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 19 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 55 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 79 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Valley Springs:

  • QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 19 miles; LUVERNE, MN; Abbreviation: D19)
  • CANTON MUNI (about 21 miles; CANTON, SD; Abbreviation: 7G9)
  • ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 23 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: RRQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valley Springs:

  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 63 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 102 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 139 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)

Public primary/middle school in Valley Springs:

  • VALLEY SPRINGS ELEM (Students: 192; Location: 301 VALLEY DR; Grades: PK – 05)