McCook County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	McCook County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,751	907,428	334,922,499	2833rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$83,852	$75,081	$80,734	455th of 3,221
Median Age	39.5	38.0	38.9	2274th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.9%	31.9%	35.7%	772nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$230,100	$257,400	$332,700	1079th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$945	$946	$1,413	1197th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.8%	11.9%	12.5%	3036th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.8%	2.9%	5.2%	2996th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	10.0	12.0	n/a	2643rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	4.0%	14.1%	2297th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.7	n/a	n/a	1577th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.5%	68.6%	65.2%	714th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.2	17.8	26.4	1394th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	9.7%	15.1%	945th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.9%	n/a	n/a	1064th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.9%	48.3%	46.9%	303rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.3%	n/a	n/a	975th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in McCook County, South Dakota

Statistic	McCook County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.6%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.0	35.4	61.4

Age in McCook County, South Dakota

Statistic	McCook County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	39.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	28.5%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.4%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in McCook County, South Dakota

Statistic	McCook County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	2,221	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.7%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.5%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	24.4%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in McCook County, South Dakota

Statistic	McCook County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,288	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.1%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.6%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.7%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.8%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.0%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.0%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in McCook County, South Dakota

Statistic	McCook County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	2,473	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.3%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.8%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.2%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.5%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.3%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,444	$2,724	n/a

Education in McCook County, South Dakota

Statistic	McCook County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.2%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.3%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.2%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.7%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in McCook County, South Dakota

Statistic	McCook County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.4%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.4%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.2%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.5%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.1%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in McCook County, South Dakota

Statistic	McCook County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.7%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.2%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	6.3%	16.7%

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