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:

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)