| Index | Wessington | South Dakota | National |
| Income per capita | $24,380 | $27,516 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $55,536 | $52,078 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $56,429 | $66,299 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $0 | $30,800 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $41,750 | $35,140 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $35,208 | $24,451 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 1.7% | 2.8% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 13.3% | 14.0% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Manufacturing sector | 25.4% | 25.4% |
| Financial & insurance services | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 28.8% | 28.8% |
| Public administration | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 33.9% | 33.9% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Virgil, SD | 26 | $76,250 | 37.8% |
| Hitchcock, SD | 120 | $58,750 | 6.2% |
| St. Lawrence, SD | 167 | $55,000 | 0.6% |
| Wolsey, SD | 638 | $44,875 | 18.9% |
| Miller, SD | 1,366 | $42,875 | 22.5% |
| Wessington, SD | 241 | $55,536 | 0.4% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Homewood Canyon, CA | 241 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Lanare, CA | 241 | $0 | 100.0% |
| La Motte, IA | 241 | $68,750 | 24.3% |
| Rose Hill, IA | 241 | $53,750 | 2.8% |
| Anchor, IL | 241 | $60,781 | 9.9% |
| Wessington, SD | 241 | $55,536 | 0.4% |
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