Edmunds County, South Dakota

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Edmunds County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (120th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Edmunds County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,048	907,428	334,922,499	2958th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,630	$75,081	$80,734	517th of 3,221
Median Age	44.0	38.0	38.9	946th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.2%	31.9%	35.7%	907th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$163,300	$257,400	$332,700	1955th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$992	$946	$1,413	1022nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.9%	11.9%	12.5%	2457th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.1%	2.9%	5.2%	3116th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.6	12.0	n/a	2940th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	4.0%	14.1%	1877th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.8	n/a	n/a	315th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.1%	68.6%	65.2%	472nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.0	17.8	26.4	2545th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.9%	9.7%	15.1%	540th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.4%	n/a	n/a	1570th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	61.3%	48.3%	46.9%	120th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.7%	n/a	n/a	734th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Edmunds County, South Dakota

Statistic	Edmunds County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	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	11.9	35.4	61.4

Age in Edmunds County, South Dakota

Statistic	Edmunds County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	44.0	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.9%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Edmunds County, South Dakota

Statistic	Edmunds County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,630	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.5%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.0%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.2%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.6%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	20.3%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Edmunds County, South Dakota

Statistic	Edmunds County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,076	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.4%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.6%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.9%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.9%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.8%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.5%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Edmunds County, South Dakota

Statistic	Edmunds County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,898	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.1%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.1%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.1%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.9%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.5%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,313	$2,724	n/a

Education in Edmunds County, South Dakota

Statistic	Edmunds County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.4%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.5%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.5%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Edmunds County, South Dakota

Statistic	Edmunds County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.5%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.3%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.6%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.5%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Edmunds County, South Dakota

Statistic	Edmunds County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.1%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.4%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.5%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.4%	6.3%	16.7%

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