Meade County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Meade County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	30,546	907,428	334,922,499	1463rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,790	$75,081	$80,734	858th of 3,221
Median Age	37.3	38.0	38.9	2707th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.8%	31.9%	35.7%	945th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$310,900	$257,400	$332,700	571st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,264	$946	$1,413	459th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.1%	11.9%	12.5%	3002nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	2.9%	5.2%	2448th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8.8	12.0	n/a	2689th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	4.0%	14.1%	2217th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.0	n/a	n/a	474th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.9%	68.6%	65.2%	1881st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.8	17.8	26.4	2580th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.1%	9.7%	15.1%	1773rd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.7%	n/a	n/a	1726th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.0%	48.3%	46.9%	485th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.0%	n/a	n/a	850th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Meade County, South Dakota

Statistic	Meade County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.1	35.4	61.4

Age in Meade County, South Dakota

Statistic	Meade County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	37.3	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.1%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.3%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.7%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Meade County, South Dakota

Statistic	Meade County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	11,968	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.4%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.5%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.9%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Meade County, South Dakota

Statistic	Meade County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,550	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.6%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.2%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.3%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.1%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.3%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.9%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Meade County, South Dakota

Statistic	Meade County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	12,871	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.0%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.0%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.0%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.1%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.2%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,129	$2,724	n/a

Education in Meade County, South Dakota

Statistic	Meade County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	5.0%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.4%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.8%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.4%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Meade County, South Dakota

Statistic	Meade County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.1%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.2%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.2%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Meade County, South Dakota

Statistic	Meade County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.2%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.6%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	6.3%	16.7%

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