Wanamaker's Livability
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Weather -
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Amenities
About Wanamaker, SD
Wanamaker, SD is located in Mellette County in the state of South Dakota.
The total City Population for Wanamaker is about 436 with about 3 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $17,000, which is roughly 86% lower than the Average Home Value of $121,873 for the state of South Dakota, and roughly 92% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $19,886, which is roughly 66% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $58,506 for the state of South Dakota, and roughly 69% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 3.49Male Population Estimate: 53.9%
Female Population Estimate: 46.1%
Median Age: 24.7
Male Median Age: 22.6
Female Median Age: 26.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
White:20.41%
Hispanic:1.38%
Black:0%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Other:0%
Voting
![John Thune](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_thune.jpg)
![Mike Rounds](/assets/images/politicians/senators/mike_rounds.jpg)
![Kristi Noem](/assets/images/politicians/governors/kristi_noem.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 38.75%
Libertarian: 2.86%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Wanamaker specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Mellette County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Mellette County: About 191.022 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Mellette County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 34% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Wanamaker is about 45.5%.
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: 60.25The 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: 71.43X 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: 70X 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.
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Nearby Location
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- Rosebud Indian Reservation, SD ( 18.74 mi. )
- Yankton Indian Reservation, SD ( 18.74 mi. )
- Rosebud, SD ( 20.73 mi. )
- Long Valley, SD ( 20.94 mi. )
- Saint Francis, SD ( 22.40 mi. )
- Harrington, SD ( 22.86 mi. )
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- Patricia, SD ( 25.41 mi. )
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- Westover, SD ( 27.83 mi. )
- Okaton, SD ( 28.01 mi. )
- Stamford, SD ( 28.92 mi. )
- Wanblee, SD ( 29.94 mi. )
- Wood, SD ( 29.96 mi. )
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- Bad Nation, SD ( 34.45 mi. )
- Okreek, SD ( 35.88 mi. )
- Pine Run, SD ( 36.00 mi. )
- Kary, SD ( 36.88 mi. )
- Hidden Timber, SD ( 37.09 mi. )
- Hiles, SD ( 37.55 mi. )
- Kilgore, NE ( 37.57 mi. )
- Nenzel, NE ( 37.91 mi. )
- Cody, NE ( 38.17 mi. )
- Martin, SD ( 38.91 mi. )
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- Draper, SD ( 41.15 mi. )
- Nowlin, SD ( 41.16 mi. )
- Midland, SD ( 41.26 mi. )
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- Eli, NE ( 42.26 mi. )
- Capa, SD ( 43.97 mi. )
- Carter, SD ( 44.30 mi. )
- Powell, SD ( 44.30 mi. )
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- Potato Creek, SD ( 45.88 mi. )
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 57560Latitude: 43.476184
Longitude: -101.077596
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 2659.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 605