Delapre TownshipSD
A town of 2,053.
Is Delapre Township a good place to live?
Delapre Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for health; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Delapre Township’s median household income is $141,000, above both South Dakota’s towns ($72,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). On incomes, just 1 of South Dakota’s 84 towns do better. Delapre Township's public schools beat 76% of South Dakota towns on state tests and graduation. Only 2 of South Dakota’s 85 towns score lower on history. Delapre Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Atkins Waterfowl Production Area, at 155 acres. Delapre Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Delapre Township stand out
Where Delapre Township beats most towns.
Delapre Township has grown 15% since 2010
1,805 counted in 2010 and 2,005 in 2020; an estimated 2,053 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Delapre Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Dakota), ordered by how far Delapre Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Delapre Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delapre Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Delapre Township.
About two in three of Delapre Township’s working residents commute to Sioux Falls
Most working residents leave Delapre Township for work: only 4% work in town. 1.2% of Delapre Township residents live below the poverty line, against 9.5% in South Dakota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Delapre Township grew to 2,100 in 2023, 877 more than in 2013.
| Delapre Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 29% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Delapre Township is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns
Delapre Township beats the South Dakota average on 15 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 22% of adults binge drink in Delapre Township. Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Delapre Township.
| Delapre Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Delapre Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 22% | 18.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than South Dakota overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 32% of residents (24% statewide). 41% of Delapre Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a higher share of children under 18 than Delapre Township.
| Delapre Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 32% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 33% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.1 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.9 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Delapre Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.4% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 21.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.8% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.3% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.4% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.7% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.4% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 10% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
In Delapre Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Delapre Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 8° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Delapre Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by tornadoes
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Delapre Township since 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Delapre Township has set aside 2.6% of its land for conservation
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Atkins Waterfowl Production Area | 0.4 mi | 155 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Great Plains Zoo and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delapre Township. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Plains Zoo
8 mi MuseumWashington Pavilion of Arts and Science
8 mi MuseumPettigrew Home & Museum22 mi MuseumPorter Sculpture Park
35 mi MuseumHinkly House Museum
35 mi MuseumJasper MuseumPhoto credits
Great Plains Zoo: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pettigrew Home & Museum: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hinkly House Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jasper Museum: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Delapre Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Delapre Township
About 2 of every 100 Delapre Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Every workday, about 2,054 people come to Delapre Township for work
Where Delapre Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Delapre Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Delapre Township.
| Town | SD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delapre Township | — | — | C | — | A− | A |
| Tea | #7 | A− | C | B | A− | A |
| Sioux Falls | #27 | C+ | B− | D | C+ | B+ |
| Harrisburg | #8 | A− | C | — | B+ | A |
| Springdale Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | A |
| Home Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Delapre Township and Springdale Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Delapre Township, Harrisburg and Springdale Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Home Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Delapre Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Delapre Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Delapre Township, SD expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.