Faulk County, South Dakota

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Faulk County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (160th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Faulk County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,126	907,428	334,922,499	3111th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,750	$75,081	$80,734	2283rd of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	38.0	38.9	1248th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.6%	31.9%	35.7%	1567th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$147,500	$257,400	$332,700	2290th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$771	$946	$1,413	2333rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.3%	11.9%	12.5%	160th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	2.9%	5.2%	1070th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.2	12.0	n/a	3051st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	4.0%	14.1%	2964th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.8	n/a	n/a	174th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.6%	68.6%	65.2%	698th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.9	17.8	26.4	2936th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.5%	9.7%	15.1%	713th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.3%	n/a	n/a	1177th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.2%	48.3%	46.9%	1002nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.0%	n/a	n/a	1036th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Faulk County, South Dakota

Statistic	Faulk County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.3%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	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	9.5	35.4	61.4

Age in Faulk County, South Dakota

Statistic	Faulk County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	42.9	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.0%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.1%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Faulk County, South Dakota

Statistic	Faulk County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	862	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	54.9%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.1%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	2.7%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	42.6%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	31.8%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Faulk County, South Dakota

Statistic	Faulk County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,754	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.5%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.8%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.3%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.0%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	1.4%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Faulk County, South Dakota

Statistic	Faulk County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,085	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.1%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.9%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.6%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.4%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.8%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$916	$2,724	n/a

Education in Faulk County, South Dakota

Statistic	Faulk County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.2%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.5%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.7%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Faulk County, South Dakota

Statistic	Faulk County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.2%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.4%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	10.4%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.9%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.5%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.9%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Faulk County, South Dakota

Statistic	Faulk County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.1%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.6%	6.3%	16.7%

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