RichlandSD
Today 107 people live in this town, first settled in 1864.
Is Richland a good place to live?
100% of households live in a home they own in Richland, against 68% in South Dakota’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Richland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Richland.
More children than South Dakota overall
South Dakota has nearly a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 30%. Children under 18 are just over a third of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 11% of residents (18% statewide). 17% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 89% women
The Census survey reached too few of Richland’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±48.5 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Richland | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 20.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 15.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.7% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 14.8% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 38.9% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.1% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 10% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
Richland: four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 10°, with about 37 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Richland is
For adults in Richland, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%. In Richland, 18% of adults binge drink, and 32% have obesity.
| Richland | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Richland | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Richland is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Richland, 38% come from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes. Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2024.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Richland
Moving to Richland: who provides what
Richland is unincorporated, so Union County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Richland
About 0 of every 100 Richland residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
About Richland
Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
Richland is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 97 at the 2020 census.
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- Area code
- 605
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