Bennett County, South Dakota

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Bennett County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (140th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Bennett County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,345	907,428	334,922,499	3014th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,750	$75,081	$80,734	2547th of 3,221
Median Age	27.4	38.0	38.9	3203rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.3%	31.9%	35.7%	2308th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$156,400	$257,400	$332,700	2118th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$617	$946	$1,413	3021st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	29.9%	11.9%	12.5%	140th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.0%	2.9%	5.2%	130th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.8	12.0	n/a	3000th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	4.0%	14.1%	2296th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.5	n/a	n/a	2966th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.2%	68.6%	65.2%	2964th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	12.0	17.8	26.4	3186th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.0%	9.7%	15.1%	1799th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.7%	n/a	n/a	398th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.7%	48.3%	46.9%	2268th of 3,222
Broadband Access	67.4%	n/a	n/a	3012th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bennett County, South Dakota

Statistic	Bennett County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	34.3%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	56.0%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.5	35.4	61.4

Age in Bennett County, South Dakota

Statistic	Bennett County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	27.4	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	35.1%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.4%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	17.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Bennett County, South Dakota

Statistic	Bennett County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	920	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	78.7%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	41.6%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	33.0%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	18.6%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	46.2%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bennett County, South Dakota

Statistic	Bennett County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$18,895	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.8%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.5%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.2%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	29.9%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	61.9%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.0%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Bennett County, South Dakota

Statistic	Bennett County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,151	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.7%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.8%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.1%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.8%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.2%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,535	$2,724	n/a

Education in Bennett County, South Dakota

Statistic	Bennett County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	13.7%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.0%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.9%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.3%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bennett County, South Dakota

Statistic	Bennett County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.2%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.0%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.0%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	75.2%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Bennett County, South Dakota

Statistic	Bennett County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.9%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.0%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.1%	6.3%	16.7%

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