Tea, South Dakota

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Population in July 2007: 3,953. Population change since 2000: +103.9%

Males: 864	(49.6%)
Females: 878	(50.4%)

Lincoln County

Median resident age:	28.2 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Zip codes: 57064.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,400 (it was $50,671 in 2000)

Tea	$55,400
South Dakota:	$40,310

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,800 (it was $97,400 in 2000)

Tea	$96,800
South Dakota:	$101,700

Tea, SD residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Tea:

White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Tea: 89.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (55.3%), Norwegian (18.8%), Irish (13.7%), Dutch (5.9%), French (4.2%), Danish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1486 feet

Land area: 0.61 square miles.

Population density: 5001 people per square mile

(average).

For population 25 years and over in Tea

High school or higher: 93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 1.6%
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tea city

Never married: 19.3%
Now married: 66.8%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 2.1%
Divorced: 10.8%

6 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
South Dakota:	1.8%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Tea, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tea to the number of sex offenders is 757 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Tea:	1.8% ($1,769)
South Dakota:	1.7% ($1,334)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (9.5 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (161.6 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (639.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lennox, SD (7.6 miles ), Sioux Falls, SD (9.5 miles ), Worthing, SD (9.6 miles ), Harrisburg, SD (9.8 miles ), Chancellor, SD (11.6 miles ), Hartford, SD (14.3 miles ), Crooks, SD (14.9 miles ), Davis, SD (16.9 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 48 buildings, average cost: $62,400
1997: 27 buildings, average cost: $63,600
1998: 29 buildings, average cost: $62,500
1999: 53 buildings, average cost: $60,900
2000: 32 buildings, average cost: $68,000
2001: 41 buildings, average cost: $68,700
2002: 40 buildings, average cost: $74,300
2003: 44 buildings, average cost: $84,800
2004: 47 buildings, average cost: $81,200
2005: 64 buildings, average cost: $85,700
2006: 42 buildings, average cost: $90,600
2007: 51 buildings, average cost: $84,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 43.45 N, Longitude: 96.84 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +943 (+118.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Public administration (5%)
Food (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Finance and insurance (15%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
Computer and electronic products (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Tea races chart

Crime in Tea (2003):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
1 robbery (51.2 per 100,000)
2 assaults (102.4 per 100,000)
4 burglaries (204.7 per 100,000)
2 thefts (102.4 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 54.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Crime in Tea (2004):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
2 assaults (99.8 per 100,000)
13 burglaries (648.7 per 100,000)
20 thefts (998.0 per 100,000)
4 auto thefts (199.6 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 121.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.32
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Tea, South Dakota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tea-area historical tornado activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 112% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.6 miles away from the Tea city center injured 5 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1965, a category 4 tornado 22.0 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Tea:

SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
SIOUX FALLS SURGICAL CENTER LLP (about 9 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
HEART HOSPITAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA LLC (about 13 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)

Political contributions by individuals in Tea, SD

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tea:

JOE FOSS FIELD (about 11 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID: FSD)
CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 53 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID: YKN)
BROOKINGS MUNI (about 59 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tea:

MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 3 miles; TEA, SD; ID: Y14)
CANTON MUNI (about 22 miles; CANTON, SD; ID: 7G9)
HAWARDEN MUNI (about 38 miles; HAWARDEN, IA; ID: 2Y2)

Local government website: WWW.TEASD.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tea:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 45 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)

Public high school in Tea:

Tea High School (Location: 500 W. BRIAN; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Tea:

Tea Middle School (Location: 131 POPLAR AVE N; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)
Tea Elementary School (Location: 500 CHARISH ST; Grades: Prekindergarten - 5th Grade)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Tea Now has its own High School - Tea Area High School. Current student enrollment about 80. added by Richard F Schriever
Tea Now has its own High School - Tea Area High School. Current student enrollment about 80.

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Tourist attractions: Law Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 720 East Kevin Drive), TNT Enterprises Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 118 East 1 Street).

Average household size:

This city:	3.0 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	82.9%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.1%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.8%

Tea compared to South Dakota state average:

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Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Tea (2007 data):

Valley Exchange Bank: Tea Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1975-08-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $53.7 mil, Deposits: $44.4 mil, headquarters in Lennox, SD, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Lincoln Investment Company
Farmers State Bank: Tea Branch at 720 Kevin Drive, branch established on 1999-09-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $93.2 mil, Deposits: $83.5 mil, headquarters in Marion, SD, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers State Holding Company

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Tea mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County South Dakota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage	1	$3,157	$37,884	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,462	$29,544	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		5	$8,387
Financial Administration	1	$2,298	$27,576	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$2,260	$27,120	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$10,178	$30,534	5	$8,387

14.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($101,884 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.87%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Minnehaha County, SD	8.31% ($135,142 average AGI)
from Brookings County, SD	0.30% ($40,342)
from Turner County, SD	0.27% ($33,857)

11.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.20%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Minnehaha County, SD	6.17% ($42,613 average AGI)
to Turner County, SD	0.29% ($34,657)
to Union County, SD	0.24% ($38,655)

Strongest AM radio stations in Tea:

KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
KSQB (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: L A SKYWAVE, INC.)
KWSN (1230 AM; 1 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tea:

KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KMXC (97.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KYBB (102.7 FM; CANTON, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/C COMPANY)
KRRO (103.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
KKLS-FM (104.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KCFS (94.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS)
KCSD (90.9 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS)
KAUR (89.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE ASSOCIATION)
KRSD (88.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KTWB (101.9 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
K252DG (98.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KUSD (89.7 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: S/DAKOTA BD OF DIR FOR ED. TELECOMUN)
KIKN-FM (100.5 FM; SALEM, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/CNG. COMPANY)
KKHG (107.9 FM; FLANDREAU, SD; Owner: LA COMMUNIQUE, INC.)
K261CI (100.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/CNG COMPANY)
KSQB-FM (95.7 FM; DELL RAPIDS, SD; Owner: L A RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tea:

KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K53EG (Channel 53; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)
KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K56GF (Channel 56; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KDLV-TV (Channel 5; MITCHELL, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
KUSD-TV (Channel 2; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
K48DK (Channel 48; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: STUART E. MOEN)
KXWB-LP (Channel 42; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCPO-LP (Channel 26; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: G.I.G., INC.)
KBNW-LP (Channel 44; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K52ES (Channel 52; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KCSD-TV (Channel 23; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)

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