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Waubay, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waubay, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,316. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WAUBAY-SD · Waubay, SD 1 ZIPs · 1,316 pop · #22340/25278 · Day County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $48,167
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22340/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bristol
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,316
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $177,400

Nearest income peer: Bristol, SD (+ $3,733 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Waubay

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waubay on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Waubay, SD sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,316
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,167
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($48,167 average) · poverty 28.6%. The primary code (57273) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waubay as a pure owner town.

Within South Dakota, Herrick is the closest lower-income city and Caputa the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waubay.

Population concentration

Waubay reads through its lone ZIP, 57273

1,316 ACS residents, one ZIP: 57273 is not the leading code inside Waubay, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Waubay's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 28 establishments, 156 employees , annual payroll $6,606k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57273 (28 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Retail trade · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Waubay, SD

These ZIP codes sit in Day County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waubay. See the Day County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Day County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Waubay, Webster, Bristol and Roslyn among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Grenville marks the far end of that range at $106,389, 121% above Waubay.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57273 1,316 $48,167 28 3
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Waubay roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Waubay, .