Corson County, South Dakota

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Corson County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Corson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,806	907,428	334,922,499	2977th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,406	$75,081	$80,734	2919th of 3,221
Median Age	29.9	38.0	38.9	3179th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.0%	31.9%	35.7%	2192nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$69,800	$257,400	$332,700	3194th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$496	$946	$1,413	3173rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	44.2%	11.9%	12.5%	41st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	23.5%	2.9%	5.2%	2nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.5	12.0	n/a	3105th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.0%	4.0%	14.1%	3213th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	61.4	n/a	n/a	3057th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.1%	68.6%	65.2%	3032nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.0	17.8	26.4	2363rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	24.2%	9.7%	15.1%	57th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.6%	n/a	n/a	780th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.1%	48.3%	46.9%	3012th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.3%	n/a	n/a	2595th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Corson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Corson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	29.9%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.5%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	66.5%	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	46.7	35.4	61.4

Age in Corson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Corson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	29.9	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	35.3%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.2%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Corson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Corson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,128	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	73.8%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	44.1%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	36.6%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.4%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	45.2%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Corson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Corson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,830	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.3%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.5%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	44.2%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	60.6%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	25.1%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Corson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Corson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,359	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.6%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.4%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.0%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.9%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.1%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,009	$2,724	n/a

Education in Corson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Corson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	13.9%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.7%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.4%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.2%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.8%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Corson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Corson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.4%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.2%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.9%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Corson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Corson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	37.0%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.3%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.0%	6.3%	16.7%

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