Fall River County, South Dakota

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Fall River County, South Dakota is among the highest in the country for median age (55th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Fall River County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,258	907,428	334,922,499	2719th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,917	$75,081	$80,734	1350th of 3,221
Median Age	55.3	38.0	38.9	55th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.4%	31.9%	35.7%	810th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$193,200	$257,400	$332,700	1479th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$931	$946	$1,413	1274th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.6%	11.9%	12.5%	993rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	2.9%	5.2%	2788th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.2	12.0	n/a	2891st of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	4.0%	14.1%	1680th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.0	n/a	n/a	2164th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.4%	68.6%	65.2%	1958th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.4	17.8	26.4	2662nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.7%	9.7%	15.1%	1294th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.7%	n/a	n/a	1100th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.4%	48.3%	46.9%	1982nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.4%	n/a	n/a	1960th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Fall River County, South Dakota

Statistic	Fall River County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.4%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.0	35.4	61.4

Age in Fall River County, South Dakota

Statistic	Fall River County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	55.3	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	16.2%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	32.8%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Fall River County, South Dakota

Statistic	Fall River County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	3,632	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.6%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.9%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.5%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	17.6%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fall River County, South Dakota

Statistic	Fall River County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,497	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.4%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.1%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.6%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.6%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.0%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.5%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Fall River County, South Dakota

Statistic	Fall River County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	4,093	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.5%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.3%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.6%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.6%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,940	$2,724	n/a

Education in Fall River County, South Dakota

Statistic	Fall River County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.8%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.0%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.4%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fall River County, South Dakota

Statistic	Fall River County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.6%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.6%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.5%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.8%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.5%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Fall River County, South Dakota

Statistic	Fall River County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	43.4%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.9%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.6%	6.3%	16.7%

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