Hughes County, South Dakota

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

Hughes County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hughes County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,664	907,428	334,922,499	2001st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,395	$75,081	$80,734	527th of 3,221
Median Age	39.5	38.0	38.9	2273rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.0%	31.9%	35.7%	312th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$242,000	$257,400	$332,700	960th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$990	$946	$1,413	1024th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.2%	11.9%	12.5%	2616th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.0%	2.9%	5.2%	3131st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	23.8	12.0	n/a	2176th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	4.0%	14.1%	2682nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.9	n/a	n/a	1511th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.0%	68.6%	65.2%	2016th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.6	17.8	26.4	3110th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.7%	9.7%	15.1%	2752nd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.9%	n/a	n/a	1929th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.8%	48.3%	46.9%	2085th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.3%	n/a	n/a	484th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Hughes County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hughes County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.3%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	10.8%	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	34.2	35.4	61.4

Age in Hughes County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hughes County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	39.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.4%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.0%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Hughes County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hughes County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	7,253	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.0%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.6%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.2%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.8%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	30.5%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hughes County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hughes County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,202	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.0%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.8%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.2%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.0%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.1%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Hughes County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hughes County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	7,997	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.2%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.3%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.3%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.0%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.4%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,659	$2,724	n/a

Education in Hughes County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hughes County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	3.3%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.6%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.1%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.0%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hughes County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hughes County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.0%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.2%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	72.5%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.1%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.8%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Hughes County, South Dakota

Statistic	Hughes County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.1%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.9%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.1%	6.3%	16.7%

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