Demographics of Tea city, South Dakota

Tea city, South Dakota had 8,019 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,321 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tea city, in four figures

8,019
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,786 ±17.; +40.7%
Change since July 2020: +2,321 people.; 30.6 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $120,139 ±$19,287
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Tea city, South Dakota's population grew 40.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tea city, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Tea city, South Dakota's population grew 40.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tea city, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,698	100.0	100.0
2021	6,281	110.2	100.2
2022	6,921	121.5	100.7
2023	7,347	128.9	101.6
2024	7,705	135.2	102.5
2025	8,019	140.7	103.1

Population of Tea city, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,698	—
2021	6,281	+583
2022	6,921	+640
2023	7,347	+426
2024	7,705	+358
2025	8,019	+314

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.6 ±2.2: for men 27.8 ±5.4 and for women 32.5 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tea city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	389 ±147	5.7% ±2.2	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,077 ±363	30.6% ±5.3	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	555 ±229	8.2% ±3.4	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,995 ±333	29.4% ±4.9	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,399 ±246	20.6% ±3.6	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	371 ±135	5.5% ±2.0	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $120,139 ±$19,287, and income per person $41,840 ±$3,884, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,081 ±$888 in South Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Tea city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	37 to 259	1.7% to 11.9%	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	52 to 226	2.4% to 10.4%	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	135 to 401	12.3% ±6.1	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	223 ±107	10.3% ±4.9	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	584 ±166	26.9% ±7.5	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	512 ±176	23.6% ±8.0	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	297 ±144	13.7% ±6.6	8.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Tea city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	55 to 585	0.8% to 8.6%	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 311	0% to 12.6%	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	19 to 233	0.5% to 6.0%	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 124	0% to 27.0%	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tea city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tea city	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	2,336 ±166	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±8.7	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.5% to 12.6%	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.7% ±6.8	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.3% ±6.8	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$351,100 ±$25,796	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,220 ±$260	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2004 ±4	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Tea city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 96	0% to 1.4%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,066 ±352	89.4% ±5.2	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	106 to 628	1.6% to 9.3%	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 241	0% to 3.6%	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	41 to 371	0.6% to 5.5%	4.4% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Tea city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	3,878 ±392	57.1% ±5.8	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,847 ±393	42.0% ±5.8	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 77	0% to 1.1%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 61	0% to 0.9%	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 61	0% to 0.9%	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	2.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Tea city among the places of South Dakota

17th of 19 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Places of South Dakota near Tea city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Vermillion city	11,878 ±23
Brandon city	10,996 ±30
Harrisburg city	8,519 ±18
Sturgis city	7,086 ±30
Rapid Valley CDP	6,975 ±823
Tea city	6,786 ±17
Madison city	6,094 ±19
Belle Fourche city	5,804 ±18

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026