Marshall County, South Dakota

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

Marshall County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Marshall County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,344	907,428	334,922,499	2943rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,156	$75,081	$80,734	663rd of 3,221
Median Age	42.5	38.0	38.9	1356th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.4%	31.9%	35.7%	1175th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$156,500	$257,400	$332,700	2111th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$752	$946	$1,413	2468th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.1%	11.9%	12.5%	3109th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.3%	2.9%	5.2%	3188th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.2	12.0	n/a	2846th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	4.0%	14.1%	1521st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.3	n/a	n/a	55th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.3%	68.6%	65.2%	585th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.0	17.8	26.4	3013th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.9%	9.7%	15.1%	2702nd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.1%	n/a	n/a	1220th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	59.1%	48.3%	46.9%	221st of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.6%	n/a	n/a	2085th 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 Marshall County, South Dakota

Statistic	Marshall County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	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	29.1	35.4	61.4

Age in Marshall County, South Dakota

Statistic	Marshall County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	42.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.3%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.2%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Marshall County, South Dakota

Statistic	Marshall County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,651	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.6%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.6%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.5%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	24.0%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Marshall County, South Dakota

Statistic	Marshall County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,791	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.9%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.2%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.5%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.1%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.4%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	1.6%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Marshall County, South Dakota

Statistic	Marshall County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	2,436	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.6%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.3%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	32.2%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.7%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	16.5%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,359	$2,724	n/a

Education in Marshall County, South Dakota

Statistic	Marshall County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	7.6%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.8%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.2%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.4%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Marshall County, South Dakota

Statistic	Marshall County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.8%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.5%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.8%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	56.2%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Marshall County, South Dakota

Statistic	Marshall County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.3%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.8%	6.3%	16.7%

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