2020 census As of the
2020 census, Wessington Springs had a population of 771. The median age was 58.1 years; 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 39.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.1 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 385 households in Wessington Springs, of which 17.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.9% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 47.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 29.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 956 people, 465 households, and 266 families residing in the city. The
population density was . There were 526 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.0%
White, 0.3%
Native American, 0.3%
Asian, 0.2% from
other races, and 0.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 465 households, of which 16.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were
married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.8% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.57. The median age in the city was 57 years. 16.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 37.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 43.4% male and 56.6% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,011 people, 505 households, and 285 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 580 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.01%
White, 0.40%
Native American, 0.20%
Asian, and 0.40% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population. There were 505 households, out of which 16.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were
married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.50. In the city, the population was spread out, with 15.4% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 15.6% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 40.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,736, and the median income for a family was $40,962. Males had a median income of $28,929 versus $18,333 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $23,108. About 3.4% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Media==