Pennington County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Pennington County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	113,512	907,428	334,922,499	551st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,517	$75,081	$80,734	867th of 3,221
Median Age	40.1	38.0	38.9	2098th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.6%	31.9%	35.7%	485th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$302,200	$257,400	$332,700	615th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,120	$946	$1,413	675th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.2%	11.9%	12.5%	2168th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	2.9%	5.2%	2449th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	40.9	12.0	n/a	1722nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.5%	4.0%	14.1%	1758th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1319th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.3%	68.6%	65.2%	2371st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.4	17.8	26.4	2663rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.6%	9.7%	15.1%	1327th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.3%	n/a	n/a	1175th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.6%	48.3%	46.9%	2116th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.6%	n/a	n/a	590th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Pennington County, South Dakota

Statistic	Pennington County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.7%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.5%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	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	38.2	35.4	61.4

Age in Pennington County, South Dakota

Statistic	Pennington County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	40.1	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Pennington County, South Dakota

Statistic	Pennington County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	46,370	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.9%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.3%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.9%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	30.5%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pennington County, South Dakota

Statistic	Pennington County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,302	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.8%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.5%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.9%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.2%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.6%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.1%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Pennington County, South Dakota

Statistic	Pennington County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	51,681	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.3%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.9%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.3%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.7%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.5%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,265	$2,724	n/a

Education in Pennington County, South Dakota

Statistic	Pennington County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	5.4%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.0%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.0%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.7%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pennington County, South Dakota

Statistic	Pennington County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.4%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.4%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.8%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.4%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Pennington County, South Dakota

Statistic	Pennington County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.4%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.6%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	6.3%	16.7%

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