Davison County, South Dakota

Interactive maps and statistics for Davison County, South Dakota: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside South Dakota and the United States.

Davison County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Davison County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,952	907,428	334,922,499	1882nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,208	$75,081	$80,734	1509th of 3,221
Median Age	39.6	38.0	38.9	2245th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.6%	31.9%	35.7%	1566th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$205,800	$257,400	$332,700	1350th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$847	$946	$1,413	1772nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.2%	11.9%	12.5%	2166th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.9%	2.9%	5.2%	3140th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	45.8	12.0	n/a	1628th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	4.0%	14.1%	2034th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.2	n/a	n/a	700th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.5%	68.6%	65.2%	2944th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.1	17.8	26.4	3126th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	9.7%	15.1%	1515th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.5%	n/a	n/a	1559th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.3%	48.3%	46.9%	2175th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.1%	n/a	n/a	1223rd 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 Davison County, South Dakota

Statistic	Davison County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	21.7	35.4	61.4

Age in Davison County, South Dakota

Statistic	Davison County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	39.6	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.5%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Davison County, South Dakota

Statistic	Davison County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	8,899	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.1%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.2%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.7%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	30.4%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Davison County, South Dakota

Statistic	Davison County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,150	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.9%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.2%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.2%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.7%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.6%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Davison County, South Dakota

Statistic	Davison County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	9,579	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.3%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.0%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.1%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.5%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.2%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,526	$2,724	n/a

Education in Davison County, South Dakota

Statistic	Davison County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	8.5%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.3%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.6%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Davison County, South Dakota

Statistic	Davison County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.3%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.7%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	65.5%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.1%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Davison County, South Dakota

Statistic	Davison County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.4%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.6%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	6.3%	16.7%

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