Miner County, South Dakota

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

Miner County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Miner County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,300	907,428	334,922,499	3095th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,140	$75,081	$80,734	772nd of 3,221
Median Age	48.4	38.0	38.9	337th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.7%	31.9%	35.7%	2557th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$142,600	$257,400	$332,700	2358th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$644	$946	$1,413	2961st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.2%	11.9%	12.5%	2167th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.3%	2.9%	5.2%	3189th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.0	12.0	n/a	2909th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.1%	4.0%	14.1%	3200th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.1	n/a	n/a	1072nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.8%	68.6%	65.2%	133rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.2	17.8	26.4	1395th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.8%	9.7%	15.1%	1273rd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.9%	n/a	n/a	1255th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.2%	48.3%	46.9%	674th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.6%	n/a	n/a	2573rd 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 Miner County, South Dakota

Statistic	Miner County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.3%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	7.8	35.4	61.4

Age in Miner County, South Dakota

Statistic	Miner County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	48.4	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.9%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Miner County, South Dakota

Statistic	Miner County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	932	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.9%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	25.9%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Miner County, South Dakota

Statistic	Miner County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,168	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.6%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.1%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.2%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.4%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.9%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Miner County, South Dakota

Statistic	Miner County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,180	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.6%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.9%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.0%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,954.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.2%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.5%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,306	$2,724	n/a

Education in Miner County, South Dakota

Statistic	Miner County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	5.4%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.6%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.3%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.5%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.2%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Miner County, South Dakota

Statistic	Miner County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.3%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.3%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	51.3%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.4%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Miner County, South Dakota

Statistic	Miner County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.8%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.7%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	6.3%	16.7%

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