Moving to Worthing, South Dakota

Population: 585. Estimated population in July 2024: 745 (+27.4% change)
Males: 297 (50.8%), Females: 288 (49.2%)

Lincoln County

Zip code: 57077

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.0 years
Median household income: $46,136
Median house value: $80,200

Population by Race

Races in Worthing:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (34.4%), Norwegian (22.7%), United States (7.7%), Swedish (7.4%), Irish (7.0%), Dutch (6.8%).

Elevation: 1362 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Worthing

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Worthing town

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +197 (+50.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Worthing:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Worthing:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 17 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 52 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 67 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Worthing:

  • MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 9 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)
  • CANTON MUNI (about 14 miles; CANTON, SD; Abbreviation: 7G9)
  • HAWARDEN MUNI (about 29 miles; HAWARDEN, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Worthing:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 38 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)

Public primary/middle school in Worthing:

  • WORTHING ELEM (Students: 142; Location: 230 CEDAR ST; Grades: PK – 05)