Moving to Woonsocket, South Dakota
Population: 720. Estimated population in July 2024: 676 (-6.1% change)
Males: 336 (46.7%), Females: 384 (53.3%)
Sanborn County
Zip code: 57385
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.3 years
Median household income: $30,341
Median house value: $31,300
Population by Race
Races in Woonsocket:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (43.2%), Norwegian (12.8%), English (10.4%), United States (10.3%), Irish (8.8%), Dutch (4.3%).
Elevation: 1307 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Woonsocket
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Woonsocket city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 50.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 15.5%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -44 (-5.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Woonsocket:
- HURON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; HURON, SD)
- AVERA WESKOTA MEMORIAL MED CTR – CAH (about 26 miles; WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD)
- AVERA QUEEN OF PEACE (about 29 miles; MITCHELL, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Woonsocket:
- HURON REGIONAL (about 24 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
- ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 96 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 98 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Woonsocket:
- MITCHELL MUNI (about 26 miles; MITCHELL, SD; Abbreviation: MHE)
- CORSICA MUNI (about 44 miles; CORSICA, SD; Abbreviation: D65)
- HOWARD MUNI (about 52 miles; HOWARD, SD; Abbreviation: 8D9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woonsocket:
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 126 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 153 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 154 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 176 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 179 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
Schools
Public high school in Woonsocket:
- WOONSOCKET HI SCH (Students: 70; Location: 101 NORTH 2ND AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Woonsocket:
- WOONSOCKET ELEM (Students: 119; Location: 101 N 2ND AVE; Grades: PK – 08)
Libraries
Library in Woonsocket:
- WOONSOCKET PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,095; Location: 100 2ND ST; 6,100 books; 50 audio materials; 160 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)