Grant County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Grant County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,563	907,428	334,922,499	2684th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,028	$75,081	$80,734	839th of 3,221
Median Age	44.5	38.0	38.9	835th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.3%	31.9%	35.7%	1192nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$171,000	$257,400	$332,700	1791st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$763	$946	$1,413	2392nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.6%	11.9%	12.5%	2066th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	2.9%	5.2%	2694th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.1	12.0	n/a	2609th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.5%	4.0%	14.1%	736th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.6	n/a	n/a	883rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.6%	68.6%	65.2%	1434th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.7	17.8	26.4	3143rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.0%	9.7%	15.1%	989th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.5%	n/a	n/a	1138th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.7%	48.3%	46.9%	321st of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.5%	n/a	n/a	2104th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Grant County, South Dakota

Statistic	Grant County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.4%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	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	19.7	35.4	61.4

Age in Grant County, South Dakota

Statistic	Grant County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	44.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.2%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.4%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Grant County, South Dakota

Statistic	Grant County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	3,029	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.1%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.4%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	21.7%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Grant County, South Dakota

Statistic	Grant County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,694	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.1%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.3%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.6%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.5%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.6%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Grant County, South Dakota

Statistic	Grant County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	3,456	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.3%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.4%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.4%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.3%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,557	$2,724	n/a

Education in Grant County, South Dakota

Statistic	Grant County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	8.4%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.1%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.2%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.3%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Grant County, South Dakota

Statistic	Grant County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.1%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.9%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.5%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	60.4%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Grant County, South Dakota

Statistic	Grant County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	48.9%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.0%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.2%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.0%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.5%	6.3%	16.7%

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