Hand County, South Dakota

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

Hand County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent, and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hand County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,140	907,428	334,922,499	3029th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,635	$75,081	$80,734	862nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.5	38.0	38.9	1355th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.4%	31.9%	35.7%	891st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$159,300	$257,400	$332,700	2042nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$587	$946	$1,413	3072nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.2%	11.9%	12.5%	3166th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.8%	2.9%	5.2%	3149th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.2	12.0	n/a	3052nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	4.0%	14.1%	2827th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.5	n/a	n/a	210th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.5%	68.6%	65.2%	2703rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.2	17.8	26.4	3160th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.9%	9.7%	15.1%	1007th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.8%	n/a	n/a	1934th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.9%	48.3%	46.9%	1879th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.9%	n/a	n/a	1048th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Hand County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hand County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.9	35.4	61.4

Age in Hand County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hand County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	42.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.2%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.2%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Hand County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hand County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,405	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.1%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.3%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.2%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.9%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	25.6%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hand County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hand County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,342	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.7%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.3%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.2%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.0%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.8%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Hand County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hand County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,719	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.2%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.1%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.3%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.5%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.9%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,413	$2,724	n/a

Education in Hand County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hand County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.1%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.6%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.8%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hand County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hand County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.8%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.9%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.7%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	67.9%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.2%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Hand County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hand County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.7%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.5%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	6.3%	16.7%

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