McPherson County, South Dakota

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McPherson County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	McPherson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,145	907,428	334,922,499	3109th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,906	$75,081	$80,734	1443rd of 3,221
Median Age	50.0	38.0	38.9	226th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.5%	31.9%	35.7%	1059th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$85,600	$257,400	$332,700	3130th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$594	$946	$1,413	3056th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.9%	11.9%	12.5%	1735th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.1%	2.9%	5.2%	3117th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.9	12.0	n/a	3078th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.3%	4.0%	14.1%	3151st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	396th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.3%	68.6%	65.2%	451st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.4	17.8	26.4	2793rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.6%	9.7%	15.1%	868th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.9%	n/a	n/a	1686th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.8%	48.3%	46.9%	1083rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.2%	n/a	n/a	2909th 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 McPherson County, South Dakota

Statistic	McPherson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.1%	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)	2.8%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	6.3	35.4	61.4

Age in McPherson County, South Dakota

Statistic	McPherson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	50.0	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.3%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	33.1%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in McPherson County, South Dakota

Statistic	McPherson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	915	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.4%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.2%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.6%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.3%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	21.0%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in McPherson County, South Dakota

Statistic	McPherson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,476	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.1%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.0%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.9%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.3%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in McPherson County, South Dakota

Statistic	McPherson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,205	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.6%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.1%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.7%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.9%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,323	$2,724	n/a

Education in McPherson County, South Dakota

Statistic	McPherson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	16.6%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.7%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.3%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.4%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in McPherson County, South Dakota

Statistic	McPherson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.5%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.8%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.8%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	59.9%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.1%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in McPherson County, South Dakota

Statistic	McPherson County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.1%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.1%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.7%	6.3%	16.7%

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