Hamlin County, South Dakota

Interactive maps and statistics for Hamlin County, South Dakota: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside South Dakota and the United States.

Hamlin County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hamlin County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,373	907,428	334,922,499	2784th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$87,101	$75,081	$80,734	368th of 3,221
Median Age	31.8	38.0	38.9	3141st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.5%	31.9%	35.7%	1297th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$208,600	$257,400	$332,700	1319th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$800	$946	$1,413	2097th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.9%	11.9%	12.5%	3027th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.5%	2.9%	5.2%	3173rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	12.6	12.0	n/a	2556th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.9%	4.0%	14.1%	1268th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.5	n/a	n/a	1303rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.0%	68.6%	65.2%	368th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.2	17.8	26.4	2096th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.0%	9.7%	15.1%	2125th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.5%	n/a	n/a	945th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	64.4%	48.3%	46.9%	54th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.6%	n/a	n/a	1335th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hamlin County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hamlin County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	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)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.5	35.4	61.4

Age in Hamlin County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hamlin County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	31.8	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	33.1%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.9%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.3%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Hamlin County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hamlin County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	2,194	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	74.8%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	38.5%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.5%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.5%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	23.5%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hamlin County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hamlin County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,106	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.2%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	24.7%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.9%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.9%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.5%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Hamlin County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hamlin County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	2,860	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.4%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.3%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.0%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.5%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,313	$2,724	n/a

Education in Hamlin County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hamlin County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	8.1%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.6%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.8%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.4%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hamlin County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hamlin County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.0%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.4%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.3%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.3%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.2%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Hamlin County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hamlin County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.2%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.3%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.7%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.5%	6.3%	16.7%

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