Keystone is a tiny town located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 241 people and just one neighborhood, Keystone is the 131st largest community in South Dakota.
Keystone home prices are not only among the most expensive in South Dakota, but Keystone real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Unlike some towns, Keystone isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Keystone are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Keystone is a town of service providers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Keystone who work in management occupations (12.96%), maintenance occupations (10.19%), and food service (8.80%).
Of important note, Keystone is also a town of artists. Keystone has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Keystone’s character.
Also of interest is that Keystone has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
The overall crime rate in Keystone is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Keystone has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Keystone has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Keystone than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Keystone may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Keystone doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Keystone citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.37% of adults 25 and older in Keystone have a college degree.
The per capita income in Keystone in 2022 was $33,869, which is middle income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,476 for a family of four. However, Keystone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Keystone is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Keystone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Keystone residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Keystone also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.34% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Keystone include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Keystone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Keystone, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
If you are planning to retire in South Dakota, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in South Dakota, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.8% of neighborhoods in SD. If a South Dakota retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives and urban sophisticates.
In addition, there is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (1.7%) living in the neighborhood.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 95.6% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 8.0% have Norwegian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Keystone are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 80.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 61.6% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 45.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.5%), and 6.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.7%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Keystone, SD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.7%), and residents who report English roots (10.6%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (8.0%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (5.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (71.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.9%) and 6.4% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.