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Keystone's Livability

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About Keystone, SD

Keystone, SD is located in Pennington County in the state of South Dakota.

The total City Population for Keystone is about 469 with about 70 people per square mile.

The Average Home Value is $248,500, which is roughly 51% higher than the Average Home Value of $121,873 for the state of South Dakota, and roughly 13% higher than the National Average of $217,072.

The Median Income Per Household is about $53,194, which is roughly 9% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $58,506 for the state of South Dakota, and roughly 18% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.

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Quick Stats

Keystone Population 469
Average Home Value $248,500
Median Household Income $53,194
Median Age 36.8
Unemployment Rate 9%
Politics 60.96% Republican
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Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household: 2.24
Male Population Estimate: 54.4%
Female Population Estimate: 45.6%
Median Age: 36.8
Male Median Age: 51.7
Female Median Age: 47.4

Racial Demographic Estimates

White:88.3%
Hispanic:22.2%
Indian:1.7%
Asian:1.5%
Other:0.9%
Black:0.2%
Hawaiian:0.1%
White Population Estimate: 88.3%
Black Population Estimate: 0.2%
Hispanic Population Estimate: 22.2%
Asian Population Estimate: 1.5%
Hawaiian Population Estimate: 0.1%
Indian Population Estimate: 1.7%
Other Population Estimate: 0.9%

Voting

Pennington County voted Republican in the 2020 Presidential Election with a very significant difference of 77.13% between the winner and runner up.
John Thune
U.S. Senator
John Thune
Republican Party
Mike Rounds
U.S. Senator
Mike Rounds
Republican Party
Kristi Noem
State governor
Kristi Noem
Republican Party

Voting Results by Party

Republican: 60.96%
Democratic: 35.83%
Libertarian: 3.21%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Keystone specifically.

Average # of Homicides for Pennington County: About 4.29843 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)

Average # of Violent Crimes for Pennington County: About 561.73 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)

Pennington County is about 8% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 49% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

Employment

The Unemployment Rate for Keystone is about 9%.

South Dakota is ranked #28 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 43.27 out of 100.

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Wage Policies

Overall Wage Policy Score: 60.25

The average living wage for the state of South Dakota is $29.19/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.45/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives South Dakota a minimum wage score of 54.67 compared to all other states.

The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.73/hr, which gives South Dakota a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.55 compared to all other states.

The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for South Dakota is $189.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 41.23 compared to all other states.

Worker Protection Policies

Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43
X South Dakota does provide accommodations for pregnant workers.
X South Dakota does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ South Dakota does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X South Dakota does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X South Dakota does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X South Dakota does provide some form of paid family leave.
X South Dakota does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X South Dakota does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X South Dakota does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X South Dakota does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X South Dakota does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ South Dakota does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ South Dakota does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X South Dakota does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.

Right To Organize Policies

Overall Right To Organize Score: 70
X South Dakota does not have a "right-to-work" law.
X South Dakota does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X South Dakota does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ South Dakota does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ South Dakota does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ South Dakota does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
Data from Oxfam America, Inc.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.

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Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s): 57751
Latitude: 43.894900
Longitude: -103.426800
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 4642.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 605