Hanson County, South Dakota

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Hanson County, South Dakota is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (17th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (18th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Hanson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,472	907,428	334,922,499	3002nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,071	$75,081	$80,734	539th of 3,221
Median Age	38.3	38.0	38.9	2529th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.5%	31.9%	35.7%	1583rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$191,200	$257,400	$332,700	1502nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$782	$946	$1,413	2251st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.0%	11.9%	12.5%	3017th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.8%	2.9%	5.2%	2995th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8.0	12.0	n/a	2725th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	4.0%	14.1%	2611th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	914th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	89.4%	68.6%	65.2%	17th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.7	17.8	26.4	2207th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.6%	9.7%	15.1%	1056th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.9%	n/a	n/a	1273rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	68.1%	48.3%	46.9%	18th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.6%	n/a	n/a	439th 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 Hanson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hanson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.4%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.5%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	15.4	35.4	61.4

Age in Hanson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hanson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	38.3	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	28.7%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.3%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Hanson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hanson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,132	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	76.7%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.6%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.1%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	33.1%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hanson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hanson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,423	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.9%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	24.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.4%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.0%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.2%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.1%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Hanson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hanson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,291	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	92.6%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.3%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	10.6%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.7%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,979	$2,724	n/a

Education in Hanson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hanson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.2%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.5%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.7%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.8%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hanson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hanson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.2%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.8%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.7%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.1%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Hanson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hanson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.6%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.5%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	6.3%	16.7%

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