Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

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Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,491	907,428	334,922,499	2257th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,417	$75,081	$80,734	3052nd of 3,221
Median Age	28.2	38.0	38.9	3197th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.8%	31.9%	35.7%	3117th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$52,900	$257,400	$332,700	3214th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$584	$946	$1,413	3077th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	57.6%	11.9%	12.5%	5th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	16.4%	2.9%	5.2%	23rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6.4	12.0	n/a	2788th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.2%	4.0%	14.1%	3179th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	60.1	n/a	n/a	3061st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	51.5%	68.6%	65.2%	3161st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.5	17.8	26.4	3147th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.8%	9.7%	15.1%	2957th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.0%	n/a	n/a	467th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	20.0%	48.3%	46.9%	3219th of 3,222
Broadband Access	56.3%	n/a	n/a	3118th 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 Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Statistic	Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	7.0%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	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	17.0	35.4	61.4

Age in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Statistic	Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	28.2	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	35.4%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	18.9%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	7.5%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Statistic	Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	2,923	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	4.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	82.4%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	69.6%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	62.4%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	15.2%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	63.5%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Statistic	Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$11,771	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	37.0%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	5.6%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	57.6%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	79.6%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	49.5%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Statistic	Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	3,470	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.0%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.4%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.8%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	48.5%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	14.9%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$199	$2,724	n/a

Education in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Statistic	Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	25.6%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.1%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.4%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.4%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.4%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Statistic	Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	33.8%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.0%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.9%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.5%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.9%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	22.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Statistic	Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	90.5%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.4%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.2%	6.3%	16.7%

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