Brule County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Brule County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,283	907,428	334,922,499	2870th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,720	$75,081	$80,734	935th of 3,221
Median Age	41.5	38.0	38.9	1662nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.7%	31.9%	35.7%	863rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$216,800	$257,400	$332,700	1230th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$835	$946	$1,413	1858th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.7%	11.9%	12.5%	2279th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.5%	2.9%	5.2%	3057th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6.5	12.0	n/a	2784th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	4.0%	14.1%	2435th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.9	n/a	n/a	788th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.4%	68.6%	65.2%	1286th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.5	17.8	26.4	3047th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.4%	9.7%	15.1%	732nd of 3,222
Uninsured	13.9%	n/a	n/a	874th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.0%	48.3%	46.9%	1485th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.3%	n/a	n/a	2592nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Brule County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brule County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	10.1%	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	32.7	35.4	61.4

Age in Brule County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brule County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	41.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.7%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.0%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Brule County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brule County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,955	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.9%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.1%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.9%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.6%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	32.5%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Brule County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brule County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,532	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.7%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.2%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.5%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.7%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.6%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Brule County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brule County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	2,367	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.3%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.4%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.6%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.7%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,071	$2,724	n/a

Education in Brule County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brule County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.6%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.6%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.1%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Brule County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brule County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.3%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.5%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.1%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	58.9%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Brule County, South Dakota

Statistic	Brule County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.4%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.2%	6.3%	16.7%

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