Moving to Willow Lake, South Dakota

Population: 294. Estimated population in July 2024: 266 (-9.5% change)
Males: 143 (48.6%), Females: 151 (51.4%)

Clark County

Zip code: 57278

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $30,625
Median house value: $32,300

Population by Race

Races in Willow Lake:

• White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
• American Indian (5.4%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (40.5%), Irish (18.0%), Norwegian (13.3%), Swedish (6.8%), English (5.1%), United States (4.4%).

Elevation: 1780 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Willow Lake

• High school or higher: 79.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 4.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Willow Lake city

• Never married: 15.0%
• Now married: 66.8%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 12.8%
• Divorced: 3.1%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-7.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Willow Lake:

• DESMET MEMORIAL HOSP (about 18 miles; DE SMET, SD)
• MEMORIAL CARE UNIT (about 42 miles; WATERTOWN, SD)
• PRAIRIE LAKES HOSP & CARE CTR (about 42 miles; WATERTOWN, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Willow Lake:

• WATERTOWN MUNI (about 39 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
• HURON REGIONAL (about 44 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
• BROOKINGS MUNI (about 62 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Willow Lake:

• WILDER (about 16 miles; DESMET, SD; Abbreviation: 6E5)
• CLARK COUNTY (about 19 miles; CLARK, SD; Abbreviation: 8D7)
• LAKE PRESTON MUNI (about 26 miles; LAKE PRESTON, SD; Abbreviation: Y34)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Willow Lake:

• SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
• NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
• SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 130 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 134 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 134 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 166 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
• WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 171 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)

Schools

Public high school in Willow Lake:

• WILLOW LAKE HI SCH (Students: 70; Location: 400 GARFIELD ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Willow Lake:

• WILLOW LAKE ELEM (Students: 93; Location: 400 GARFIELD ST; Grades: PK – 06)
• WILLOW LAKE JR HI (Students: 25; Location: 400 GARFIELD ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
• MAYFIELD COLONY (Students: 15; Location: 43188 MAYFIELD RD; Grades: KG – 08)