Minnehaha County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	203,289	907,428	334,922,499	346th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,880	$75,081	$80,734	732nd of 3,221
Median Age	36.0	38.0	38.9	2879th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.2%	31.9%	35.7%	459th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$287,600	$257,400	$332,700	692nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$978	$946	$1,413	1069th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.8%	11.9%	12.5%	2700th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	2.9%	5.2%	2789th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	252.0	12.0	n/a	559th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.6%	4.0%	14.1%	611th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1117th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.1%	68.6%	65.2%	2854th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.8	17.8	26.4	2861st of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.1%	9.7%	15.1%	965th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.9%	n/a	n/a	1474th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.7%	48.3%	46.9%	2421st of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.6%	n/a	n/a	293rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Statistic	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.6%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	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	37.2	35.4	61.4

Age in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Statistic	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	36.0	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.4%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.9%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Statistic	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	84,814	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.1%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.8%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.4%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.9%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	33.3%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Statistic	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,062	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.2%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.2%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.8%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.7%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.4%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Statistic	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	89,418	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.5%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.4%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.1%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.9%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.4%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,281	$2,724	n/a

Education in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Statistic	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	7.3%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.2%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.4%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.7%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.5%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Statistic	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	74.1%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.2%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.0%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.4%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Statistic	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.9%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.5%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.1%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.7%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.4%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.2%	6.3%	16.7%

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