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44.08° N · 103.44° W · GEOID 4632820

Johnson Siding

Pennington County, South Dakota · part of the Rapid City, SD metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Johnson Siding is home to 704 people. Median household income is $102,716 a year and median rent is $785 a month, 9.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $471,700, about 4.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$785
42% below the median place
Median household income
$102,716
28% above the median place
Median home value
$471,700
48% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Johnson Siding

  • 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 19 South Dakota places.
  • The median rent takes only 9.2% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 19 South Dakota places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,476 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 94% of places its size. It is the highest of 19 South Dakota places.
  • The median resident is 52.7 years old, older than in 95% of places its size. It is the highest of 19 South Dakota places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size.
01

Moving to Johnson Siding

Pennington County gains about 6.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in8,758
Moved out8,070
Net+688

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Meade County, SD1,0261,073−47
Custer County, SD157199−42
Oglala Lakota County, SD201124+77

Within South Dakota, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within South DakotaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$74K
Leavers$65K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Pennington County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Pennington County report $74,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $64,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$31,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $785 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,261 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $471,700.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 9.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Kirtland, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6
6.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
8.4%
47% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureJohnson SidingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure8.4%47% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure6.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$74,3055% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$64,7948% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 100.0%, 51% above the median place.

Johnson Siding9.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$31,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
9.2%
55% below the median place
Home price to income
4.6x
21% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
9%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$101,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
100.0%
51% above the median place
Median home value1
$471,700
48% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$4,624
42% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureJohnson SidingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$78542% below
Rent to income19.2%55% below
Property tax rate11.0%8% above
Home price to income14.6x21% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure89.212% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,43011% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,62442% above
Median home value1$471,70048% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.5%23% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure58.7%14% above
Homeownership1100.0%51% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.7%4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,26121% above
Vacant homes1County figure10.3%46% above
Median year built119760% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$102,716
28% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureJohnson SidingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$102,71628% above
Income per person1$44,44111% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$59,7689% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs5County figure62,44559% below
Poverty rate1County figure11.2%4% above
Mean commute126 min4% above
Works from home1County figure9.6%23% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Median age1
52.7
35% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
48.0%
50% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureJohnson SidingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17046646th largest
Median age152.735% above
Bachelor's or higher148.0%50% above
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size12.51% above
Born abroad1County figure2.5%72% below
No health insurance1County figure10.2%59% above
Homes with broadband190.0%3% below
05

Life in Johnson Siding

64 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars26.3 +26%
Shops51.5 +70%
Arts, recreation and fitness10.0 2.4×
Doctors' offices and clinics28.6 +42%
Child care centers2.8 +22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k7
51.5
70% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
10.0
144% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
26.3
26% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureJohnson SidingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure37311% above
Public school students9County figure15,889224% above
Students per teacher9County figure16.04% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure26.326% above
Shops per 10k7County figure51.570% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure10.0144% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure28.642% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.822% above
National Register listings8County figure64392% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 32, 26% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Johnson Siding. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index12
32
26% below the median place
January average low10
12°F
52% below the median place
Average temperature10
46°F
16% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureJohnson SidingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure85°F2% below
January average low10County figure12°F52% below
Average temperature10County figure46°F16% below
Annual precipitation10County figure19.3 in56% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure78.615% below
Tornado risk11County figure61.025% below
Wildfire risk11County figure97.259% above
Heat wave risk11County figure59.634% below
Median air quality index12County figure3226% below
Good air days12County figure77.5%13% above
08

Johnson Siding in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$102,716 (2024)$131,000$111,000 to $155,000+4.1%
Median home value$471,700 (2024)$707,000$513,000 to $973,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 5.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Johnson Siding

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Kirtland, OH$874$110,455Compare
Chesterland, OH$839$107,898Compare
Frankenmuth, MI$851$85,433Compare
Canfield, OH$788$97,439Compare
Canfield, OHFrankenmuth, MIChesterland, OHKirtland, OHJohnson Siding, SDJohnson SidingKirtlandFrankenmuthCanfieldJohnson SidingKirtlandCanfield

Common questions

Is Johnson Siding a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 19 South Dakota places. The median rent takes only 9.2% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 19 South Dakota places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Johnson Siding expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 9.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $471,700.

What salary do you need to live in Johnson Siding?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Johnson Siding?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Kirtland, OH, Chesterland, OH, Frankenmuth, MI and Canfield, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Johnson Siding with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Johnson Siding itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/johnson-siding-south-dakota

Citytistics. “Johnson Siding, South Dakota.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/johnson-siding-south-dakota/

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