South Dakota Mobile Home Market Data: Census Counts, Owners and Renters

How many mobile homes are in South Dakota

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts about 30,425 mobile homes in South Dakota (margin of error ±1,132), which is 7.6% of all housing units in the state. That ranks South Dakota 42nd of the 50 states by number of mobile homes, and it is 0.4% of the roughly 8,095,000 mobile homes in the 50 states.

This count covers every mobile home in the state, whether it sits in a park, on the owner's own land or on family land. It is not a count of parks or lots.

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Owners and renters

Of the occupied mobile homes in South Dakota, about 18,866 are lived in by their owners and about 5,305 are rented. The remaining 6,254 or so are vacant, including seasonal homes.

In a mobile home park, an owner-occupied home is the classic lot-rent tenancy: the resident owns the home and rents the land under it. Rented homes include park-owned homes leased together with the lot.

Why this page has no park count or average lot rent

No federal survey publishes the number of mobile home parks, the number of lots or the average lot rent by state. Earlier versions of this page showed estimates for those figures. We removed them because they could not be traced to a published source.

To price lot rent in South Dakota, survey the parks that compete with yours in the same submarket, and check the rent-control guide for any limit on increases.

Lot-rent rules in South Dakota

South Dakota sets no statewide cap on lot rent. Increases are governed by the lease and statutory notice periods.

Governing statute: SDCL Chapter 43-32 (Mobile Home Park Tenancies).

South Dakota at a glance

• Mobile homes
  30,425 (±1,132)
• Share of housing
  7.6%
• Rank among the 50 states
  42nd
• Owner-occupied
  18,866
• Renter-occupied
  5,305
• Source
  U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-year estimates, tables B25024 and B25032