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Carthage TownshipMathews Township

People

Population 28Lowest 175Highest

Median age — 47.2±28.8 24% above SD

Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.6%±17.9Highest SD: 24.2%

Mathews Township and Carthage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 100%±59.9Highest SD: 18% 25.7%±14.1Lowest SD: 18%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 100%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±50.5 SD: 5% 0%±8.1 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian — $71,250±$40k 5% below SD

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $218,800±$176k 15% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%

Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.6%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 88.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year — 1956 24 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 12 min 30% below SD

Work from home 0%±66.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 17.4%±16.7Highest SD: 9.7%

Mathews Township and Carthage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 39.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.30Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Howard (36%)De Smet (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mathews TownshipFew work in Carthage Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 24.7%Lowest 32.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 11.4 miLowest 11.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.5Lowest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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