Brown County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Brown County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	37,877	907,428	334,922,499	1258th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,898	$75,081	$80,734	1133rd of 3,221
Median Age	37.8	38.0	38.9	2624th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.8%	31.9%	35.7%	531st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$221,100	$257,400	$332,700	1180th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$777	$946	$1,413	2294th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.7%	11.9%	12.5%	2036th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	2.9%	5.2%	2381st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.1	12.0	n/a	2242nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.3%	4.0%	14.1%	1139th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.5	n/a	n/a	382nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.6%	68.6%	65.2%	2525th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.9	17.8	26.4	3136th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.3%	9.7%	15.1%	2318th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.7%	n/a	n/a	1507th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.9%	48.3%	46.9%	2518th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.5%	n/a	n/a	1136th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Brown County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brown County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.7%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.7	35.4	61.4

Age in Brown County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brown County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	37.8	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Brown County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brown County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	16,285	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.0%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.1%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.2%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.1%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	33.9%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Brown County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brown County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,863	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.0%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.9%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.5%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.7%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.9%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.8%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Brown County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brown County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	18,090	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.1%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.2%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.0%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.4%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.4%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,598	$2,724	n/a

Education in Brown County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brown County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.5%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.4%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.7%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.1%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Brown County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brown County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.1%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.3%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	68.6%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.2%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Brown County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brown County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.9%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.4%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.8%	6.3%	16.7%

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