Jones County, South Dakota

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Jones 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	Jones County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,004	907,428	334,922,499	3188th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,119	$75,081	$80,734	1623rd of 3,221
Median Age	33.9	38.0	38.9	3039th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.4%	31.9%	35.7%	973rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$139,600	$257,400	$332,700	2396th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$543	$946	$1,413	3125th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.3%	11.9%	12.5%	733rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	2.9%	5.2%	2922nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.0	12.0	n/a	3153rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.7%	4.0%	14.1%	1048th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	68.6%	65.2%	1312th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.3	17.8	26.4	3061st of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.7%	9.7%	15.1%	678th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1444th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.2%	48.3%	46.9%	828th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.7%	n/a	n/a	1741st 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 Jones County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jones County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.0%	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)	1.1%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	17.4%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	32.7	35.4	61.4

Age in Jones County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jones County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	33.9	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	31.8%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.9%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	5.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.4%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Jones County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jones County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	342	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.3%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.5%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.0%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	26.0%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jones County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jones County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,267	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.7%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.3%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.7%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.3%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.0%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	1.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Jones County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jones County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	479	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.8%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.6%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.3%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,313	$2,724	n/a

Education in Jones County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jones County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.9%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.6%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.8%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jones County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jones County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.5%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.1%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	17.7%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	62.9%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Jones County, South Dakota

Statistic	Jones County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.3%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.7%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.7%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.3%	6.3%	16.7%

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