Potter County, South Dakota

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

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

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Key figures

Statistic	Potter County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,388	907,428	334,922,499	3083rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,045	$75,081	$80,734	1045th of 3,221
Median Age	49.9	38.0	38.9	232nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.2%	31.9%	35.7%	993rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$121,300	$257,400	$332,700	2648th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,008	$946	$1,413	970th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.2%	11.9%	12.5%	3098th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	2.9%	5.2%	2745th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.8	12.0	n/a	3001st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	4.0%	14.1%	2530th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.9	n/a	n/a	78th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.5%	68.6%	65.2%	419th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.2	17.8	26.4	3121st of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.0%	9.7%	15.1%	2402nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.5%	n/a	n/a	1766th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.8%	48.3%	46.9%	900th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.1%	n/a	n/a	527th 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 Potter County, South Dakota

Statistic	Potter County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.0%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.9	35.4	61.4

Age in Potter County, South Dakota

Statistic	Potter County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	49.9	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	30.7%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Potter County, South Dakota

Statistic	Potter County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,066	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.0%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.2%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.7%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	22.3%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Potter County, South Dakota

Statistic	Potter County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,966	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.0%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.1%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.2%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.0%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.1%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Potter County, South Dakota

Statistic	Potter County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,567	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.3%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.2%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	32.0%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.5%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.9%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,717	$2,724	n/a

Education in Potter County, South Dakota

Statistic	Potter County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	3.7%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.4%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.7%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.8%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.4%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Potter County, South Dakota

Statistic	Potter County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.5%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.1%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.7%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.8%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.4%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Potter County, South Dakota

Statistic	Potter County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.5%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.2%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.6%	6.3%	16.7%

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