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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Jefferson, SD Elk Point, SD, Hubbard, NE, Jefferson, SD, Merrill, IA, Sioux City, IA (Cheyenne Blvd/Outer Dr), Sioux City, IA (Hamilton Blvd/23rd St), Sioux City, IA (Hamilton Blvd/Country Club Blvd), Sioux City, IA (Jackson St/24th St), Sioux City, IA (Leeds/Trinity College), Sioux City, IA (Mount Lucia/Briar Cliff U)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $151,833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to SD, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some East Asian, some Hispanic, some Italian ancestry, some Mexican, some Asian Indian |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
935 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
6 |
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| Better than: of SD school districts |
51.3% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
64.4% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 13 |
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| DAKOTA VALLEY ELEM 80 NORTHSHORE DR, NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD 57049 (605) 232-4317 |
PK-04 |
| DAKOTA VALLEY HI SCH 1150 NORTHSHORE DR, NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD 57049 (605) 232-9595 |
09-12 |
| DAKOTA VALLEY JR HI 1150 NORTHSHORE DR, NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD 57049 (605) 232-4653 |
07-08 |
| DAKOTA VALLEY UPPER ELEM 1150 NORTHSHORE DR, NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD 57049 (605) 232-4653 |
05-06 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 92.8 | 85.0 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 17.4 | 32.0 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,871 | $3,619,000 | 50.9 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $287 | $268,000 | 3.8 |
| STAFF | $477 | $446,000 | 6.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $323 | $302,000 | 4.2 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $336 | $314,000 | 4.4 |
| OPERATION | $668 | $625,000 | 8.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $320 | $299,000 | 4.2 |
| OTHER | $258 | $241,000 | 3.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,668 | $2,495,000 | 35.1 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,071 | $1,001,000 | 14.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $7,610 | $7,115,000 | 100.0 |
Jefferson EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Jefferson WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 33.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Jefferson LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 5.0 |
Jefferson is a very small town located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 1,151 people and just one neighborhood, Jefferson is the 74th largest community in South Dakota.
Jefferson is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jefferson is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jefferson who work in sales jobs (10.96%), office and administrative support jobs (10.96%), and business and financial occupations (8.26%).
Also of interest is that Jefferson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jefferson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.06 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small town, Jefferson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Jefferson citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 17.46% of adults in Jefferson have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jefferson in 2000 was $17,553, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,212 for a family of four.
The people who call Jefferson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jefferson is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Jefferson include German, Irish, French, French Canadian, Norwegian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Jefferson is English.
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