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Spearfish, SD
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Spearfish is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 13,282 people and four associated neighborhoods, Spearfish is the tenth largest community in South Dakota. Spearfish has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Spearfish, where the median household income is $59,731.00.

Spearfish real estate is some of the most expensive in South Dakota, although Spearfish house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

In addition, Spearfish is a college town. There are a lot of students in Spearfish attending college, and as a result Spearfish provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Spearfish, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Spearfish spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.81 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The education level of Spearfish ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Spearfish, 43.60% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Spearfish in 2022 was $43,516, which is wealthy relative to South Dakota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,064 for a family of four. However, Spearfish contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Spearfish is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Spearfish home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spearfish residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Spearfish include German, Norwegian, English, Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Spearfish is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.


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