ZIP 57273 · Waubay
Who lives in ZIP code 57273 (Waubay, SD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waubay, SD · Day County
uszips 2026
People1,165
Median age43.6
Household income$48,167
Home value$166,698
Median rent$591/mo
Poverty28.6%
College degree+19.9%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 430
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.4% are 65 or older; 71.8% are adults.
Household income
21.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,417.
Education (adults 25+)
41.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.2%
- Never married
- 33.9%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 3.9%
- Family size
- 3.35
- Dual-income families
- 37.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.0%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 45.1%
- Unemployment
- 7.9%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 18.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.2%
- Veterans
- 10.3%
- With a disability
- 13.0%
- No health insurance
- 16.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.