TownTapestry
Sign inJoin
SDSouth Dakota rankings

Towns with the most residents 65 and older in South Dakota

Ranked by the share of residents aged 65 and older. 37 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Hot Springs 1 Hot Springs 37.7% Median age 59.4 Map of Colonial Pine Hills 2 Colonial Pine Hills 30.4% Median age 59.5 3 Milbank 29.4% Median age 50.0
#TownAge 65 and olderMedian agePopulation
1 Hot Springs Hot Springs3,548 people 37.7% 59.4 3,548
2 Map of Colonial Pine Hills Colonial Pine Hills2,609 people 30.4% 59.5 2,609
3 Milbank3,525 people 29.4% 50.0 3,525
4 Map of Lead Lead3,006 people 27.2% 46.5 3,006
5 Canton Canton3,033 people 25.9% 42.2 3,033
6 Chamberlain2,588 people 23.7% 43.0 2,588
7 Map of Madison Madison6,094 people 22.7% 40.1 6,094
8 Map of Mitchell Mitchell15,649 people 22.1% 39.6 15,649
9 Mobridge2,932 people 22.1% 41.7 2,932
10 Yankton15,540 people 22% 41.4 15,540
11 Map of Winner Winner2,905 people 21.8% 43.6 2,905
12 Map of North Sioux City North Sioux City3,045 people 21% 36.6 3,045
13 Map of Rapid City Rapid City77,946 people 20.7% 39.1 77,946
14 Spearfish Spearfish12,930 people 20.7% 40.0 12,930
15 Sisseton2,670 people 20% 34.2 2,670
16 Watertown Watertown23,044 people 19.8% 39.5 23,044
17 Big SiouxUnion County · 4,917 people 19.7% 41.7 4,917
18 Sturgis Sturgis7,086 people 19.4% 40.3 7,086
19 Belle Fourche5,804 people 19.2% 38.3 5,804
20 Dakota Dunes3,936 people 19.2% 42.6 3,936
21 Map of Blackhawk Blackhawk2,934 people 18.7% 42.1 2,934
22 Rapid Valley Rapid Valley6,975 people 18.5% 43.2 6,975
23 Pierre13,948 people 18.2% 39.4 13,948
24 Dell Rapids Dell Rapids3,905 people 18% 39.3 3,905
25 Map of Hartford Hartford3,478 people 17.7% 39.5 3,478
26 Elk Point Elk Point2,537 people 17.7% 35.5 2,537
27 Map of Huron Huron14,385 people 17.4% 36.1 14,385
28 Split RockMinnehaha County · 3,143 people 17.1% 49.3 3,143
29 Aberdeen28,189 people 16.4% 36.4 28,189
30 Map of Brandon Brandon10,996 people 14.8% 36.7 10,996
31 Map of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls201,469 people 14.1% 35.5 201,469
32 Brookings23,948 people 12.1% 24.7 23,948
33 Vermillion Vermillion11,878 people 9.6% 23.1 11,878
34 Map of Summerset Summerset3,022 people 8.2% 35.1 3,022
35 Box Elder Box Elder12,902 people 7.5% 28.8 12,902
36 Map of Tea Tea6,786 people 5.5% 30.6 6,786
37 Map of Harrisburg Harrisburg8,519 people 3.7% 31.1 8,519

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of residents aged 65 and older. Retirement, lake and coastal towns lead this list. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for South Dakota as a whole is 18%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

Same ranking in other states

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY All of the U.S.