South Dakota

Oglala Lakota County

Snapshot

Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Native American: 94.5%
European: 4.5%
Hispanic: 3.9%
Other: 0.1%

Compared with South Dakota and the United States

Oglala Lakota Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

Metric	Oglala Lakota County	South Dakota	United States
American Indian and Alaska Native	94.5%	8%	—
Non-Hispanic White	4.5%	78.1%	58%
Hispanic	3.9%	6.1%	—
Black or African American	0.1%	2.4%	—
Indian	0%	0.2%	—
East Asian	0%	0.3%	—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Oglala Lakota County next to South Dakota and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

Metric	Oglala Lakota County	South Dakota	United States
Price level (US = 100)	—	88.6 (−11.4%)	100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)	—	67.6 (−32.4%)	100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$41,417	$75,081	$80,734
Median home value	$52,900	$257,400	$332,700
Home price to income	1.3×	3.4×	4.1×
Median gross rent	$584/mo	$946/mo	$1,413/mo
Rent to income	16.9%	15.1%	21.0%