Douglas County, South Dakota

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Douglas County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (49th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Douglas County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,828	907,428	334,922,499	3045th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,442	$75,081	$80,734	392nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.0	38.0	38.9	1508th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	31.9%	35.7%	1248th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$166,900	$257,400	$332,700	1871st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$877	$946	$1,413	1570th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.0%	11.9%	12.5%	2225th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.5%	2.9%	5.2%	3172nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6.5	12.0	n/a	2785th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.0%	4.0%	14.1%	1559th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	510th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.7%	68.6%	65.2%	1223rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	17.8	26.4	2625th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.1%	9.7%	15.1%	2096th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.7%	n/a	n/a	910th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	64.9%	48.3%	46.9%	49th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.9%	n/a	n/a	1462nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Douglas County, South Dakota

Statistic	Douglas County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	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)	2.4%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	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	15.5	35.4	61.4

Age in Douglas County, South Dakota

Statistic	Douglas County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	42.0	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.5%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.5%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.5%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Douglas County, South Dakota

Statistic	Douglas County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,138	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.9%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.8%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	4.9%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.4%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	15.4%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Douglas County, South Dakota

Statistic	Douglas County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,158	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.4%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.9%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.0%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.3%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	1.8%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Douglas County, South Dakota

Statistic	Douglas County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,338	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	89.8%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.8%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.9%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,960.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.3%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.7%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,653	$2,724	n/a

Education in Douglas County, South Dakota

Statistic	Douglas County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	9.4%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.5%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.2%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.3%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Douglas County, South Dakota

Statistic	Douglas County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.6%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.4%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.3%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.7%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.0%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Douglas County, South Dakota

Statistic	Douglas County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.5%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.9%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.5%	6.3%	16.7%

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