Jackson County, South Dakota

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

Jackson County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Jackson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,802	907,428	334,922,499	3049th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$35,417	$75,081	$80,734	3119th of 3,221
Median Age	34.3	38.0	38.9	3017th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.4%	31.9%	35.7%	3076th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$117,300	$257,400	$332,700	2727th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$442	$946	$1,413	3199th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	42.4%	11.9%	12.5%	50th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.2%	2.9%	5.2%	405th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.5	12.0	n/a	3106th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.0%	4.0%	14.1%	3215th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	66.1	n/a	n/a	3041st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.3%	68.6%	65.2%	2551st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	11.4	17.8	26.4	3195th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	9.7%	15.1%	1516th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.8%	n/a	n/a	395th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.9%	48.3%	46.9%	2621st of 3,222
Broadband Access	57.3%	n/a	n/a	3114th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jackson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jackson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	36.6%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.4%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	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	49.1	35.4	61.4

Age in Jackson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jackson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	34.3	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	32.9%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.2%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.4%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Jackson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jackson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	830	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	72.4%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	47.8%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	29.5%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.9%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	47.8%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jackson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jackson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$18,066	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	46.0%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.4%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	42.4%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	69.1%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.5%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Jackson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jackson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,086	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.0%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.1%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.6%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.7%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$760	$2,724	n/a

Education in Jackson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jackson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	9.1%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	48.1%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.3%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.3%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.2%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jackson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jackson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.3%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	73.2%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.8%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.8%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Jackson County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jackson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.8%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.0%	6.3%	16.7%

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