Beadle County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Beadle County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,309	907,428	334,922,499	1922nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,681	$75,081	$80,734	1369th of 3,221
Median Age	37.6	38.0	38.9	2658th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.2%	31.9%	35.7%	992nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$175,100	$257,400	$332,700	1705th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$879	$946	$1,413	1557th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.6%	11.9%	12.5%	1563rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.9%	2.9%	5.2%	2970th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	15.3	12.0	n/a	2464th of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.1%	4.0%	14.1%	283rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	719th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.9%	68.6%	65.2%	1880th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.4	17.8	26.4	3151st of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.2%	9.7%	15.1%	2342nd of 3,222
Uninsured	14.7%	n/a	n/a	766th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.7%	48.3%	46.9%	914th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.6%	n/a	n/a	1764th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Beadle County, South Dakota

Statistic	Beadle County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.1%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14.9%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.2	35.4	61.4

Age in Beadle County, South Dakota

Statistic	Beadle County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	37.6	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	28.0%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.4%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Beadle County, South Dakota

Statistic	Beadle County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	7,536	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.5%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.8%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.0%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	25.5%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Beadle County, South Dakota

Statistic	Beadle County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,964	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.6%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.7%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.6%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.6%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.5%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.3%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Beadle County, South Dakota

Statistic	Beadle County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	8,474	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.4%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.1%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,963.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.1%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.5%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,900	$2,724	n/a

Education in Beadle County, South Dakota

Statistic	Beadle County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	12.5%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.0%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.4%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.2%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Beadle County, South Dakota

Statistic	Beadle County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.6%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.3%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	66.5%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.0%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Beadle County, South Dakota

Statistic	Beadle County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.7%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.0%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.1%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.0%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.8%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	18.0%	6.3%	16.7%

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