Harding County, South Dakota

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Harding County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Harding County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,148	907,428	334,922,499	3180th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,441	$75,081	$80,734	567th of 3,221
Median Age	46.3	38.0	38.9	558th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.4%	31.9%	35.7%	736th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$166,100	$257,400	$332,700	1887th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$521	$946	$1,413	3153rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.3%	11.9%	12.5%	3087th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.9%	2.9%	5.2%	3141st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.4	12.0	n/a	3205th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	4.0%	14.1%	2748th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	76.5%	68.6%	65.2%	1264th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.7	17.8	26.4	2763rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.4%	9.7%	15.1%	310th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.0%	n/a	n/a	1037th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.4%	48.3%	46.9%	1163rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.0%	n/a	n/a	543rd 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 Harding County, South Dakota

Statistic	Harding County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.4%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.6	35.4	61.4

Age in Harding County, South Dakota

Statistic	Harding County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	46.3	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.3%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Harding County, South Dakota

Statistic	Harding County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	498	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.6%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.9%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.2%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.2%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	26.7%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Harding County, South Dakota

Statistic	Harding County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,756	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.4%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.5%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.8%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.3%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.6%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.0%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Harding County, South Dakota

Statistic	Harding County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	688	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.7%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.6%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.5%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	9.0%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,863	$2,724	n/a

Education in Harding County, South Dakota

Statistic	Harding County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.2%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.5%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.8%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.7%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.7%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Harding County, South Dakota

Statistic	Harding County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	75.2%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	60.4%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	11.7%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	60.6%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Harding County, South Dakota

Statistic	Harding County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.5%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.2%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	6.3%	16.7%

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