Moving to Wolsey, South Dakota

Population: 418. Estimated population in July 2024: 388 (-7.2% change)
Males: 209 (50.0%), Females: 209 (50.0%)

Beadle County

Zip code: 57384

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $35,313
Median house value: $37,100

Population by Race

Races in Wolsey:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

Ancestries: German (54.3%), Norwegian (17.5%), Irish (14.6%), English (8.4%), Welsh (3.8%), United States (3.6%).

Elevation: 1350 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wolsey

• High school or higher: 82.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wolsey town

• Never married: 17.8%
• Now married: 62.4%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 8.0%
• Divorced: 10.1%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-5.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wolsey:

• HURON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; HURON, SD)
• AVERA WESKOTA MEMORIAL MED CTR – CAH (about 27 miles; WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD)
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – CAH (about 32 miles; REDFIELD, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wolsey:

• HURON REGIONAL (about 18 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
• ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 71 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)
• WATERTOWN MUNI (about 98 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wolsey:

• REDFIELD MUNI (about 31 miles; REDFIELD, SD; Abbreviation: 1D8)
• MILLER MUNI (about 34 miles; MILLER, SD; Abbreviation: MKA)
• MITCHELL MUNI (about 54 miles; MITCHELL, SD; Abbreviation: MHE)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wolsey:

• NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
• SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 153 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
• WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 181 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
• NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 182 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 182 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
• SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 187 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)

Schools

Public high school in Wolsey:

• WOLSEY HI SCH (Students: 77; Location: 375 ASH ST SE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wolsey:

• WOLSEY ELEM (Students: 69; Location: 375 ASH ST SE; Grades: KG – 04)
• WOLSEY MIDDLE SCH (Students: 50; Location: 375 ASH ST SE; Grades: 05 – 08)