Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 578, settled in 1881.
Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 2 have a lower median household income than Kimball. Holy Trinity Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Kimball has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 593 in 1890, a peak of 1,111 in 1930, 572 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1918 and a map from 1986 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kimball, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Kimball.
Its public schools are run by the Kimball School District 07-2. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball Elementary - 02Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 102 | A |
| Kimball High School - 01Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 84 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Kimball has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. At 87°F, Kimball’s July high is above South Dakota’s towns (85°F) and close to U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Kimball for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, Kimball has added 76 jobs, to 283 in 2023. At 17 minutes, Kimball’s average trip to work is near the South Dakota town median (17 minutes) and below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Kimball | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 29% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Kimball beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Kimball. Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Kimball.
| Kimball | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Kimball | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 75.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.7% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Kimball; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Kimball residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
City in South Dakota, United States
Kimball is a city in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 572 at the 2020 census.
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Kimball has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.