Day County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Day County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,437	907,428	334,922,499	2858th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,033	$75,081	$80,734	1535th of 3,221
Median Age	44.8	38.0	38.9	776th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.0%	31.9%	35.7%	1659th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$173,600	$257,400	$332,700	1730th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$660	$946	$1,413	2906th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.8%	11.9%	12.5%	1313th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	2.9%	5.2%	2920th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.3	12.0	n/a	2836th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	4.0%	14.1%	2216th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	733rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.6%	68.6%	65.2%	1601st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.3	17.8	26.4	2072nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.0%	9.7%	15.1%	798th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.0%	n/a	n/a	705th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.9%	48.3%	46.9%	2519th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.1%	n/a	n/a	2170th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Day County, South Dakota

Statistic	Day County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.0%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.9	35.4	61.4

Age in Day County, South Dakota

Statistic	Day County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	44.8	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.4%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.3%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.7%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Day County, South Dakota

Statistic	Day County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	2,371	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.2%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.2%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.6%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	27.2%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Day County, South Dakota

Statistic	Day County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,593	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.6%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.4%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.6%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.8%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.7%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.1%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Day County, South Dakota

Statistic	Day County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	3,440	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.1%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.9%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	31.1%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.4%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.8%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,693	$2,724	n/a

Education in Day County, South Dakota

Statistic	Day County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.6%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.1%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.3%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.9%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Day County, South Dakota

Statistic	Day County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.5%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.3%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.2%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.1%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Day County, South Dakota

Statistic	Day County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.7%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.1%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	6.3%	16.7%

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