Sanborn County, South Dakota

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

Sanborn 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	Sanborn County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,384	907,428	334,922,499	3084th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,750	$75,081	$80,734	636th of 3,221
Median Age	40.1	38.0	38.9	2099th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.3%	31.9%	35.7%	1777th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$135,600	$257,400	$332,700	2449th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$725	$946	$1,413	2614th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.5%	11.9%	12.5%	2765th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.6%	2.9%	5.2%	3167th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.2	12.0	n/a	2892nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	4.0%	14.1%	2218th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.6	n/a	n/a	1245th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.6%	68.6%	65.2%	856th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	17.8	26.4	2311th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.6%	9.7%	15.1%	186th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.6%	n/a	n/a	1333rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.1%	48.3%	46.9%	568th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.0%	n/a	n/a	2426th 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 Sanborn County, South Dakota

Statistic	Sanborn County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.2%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	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	18.3	35.4	61.4

Age in Sanborn County, South Dakota

Statistic	Sanborn County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	40.1	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.9%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.2%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Sanborn County, South Dakota

Statistic	Sanborn County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	946	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.9%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.9%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.0%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	25.8%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sanborn County, South Dakota

Statistic	Sanborn County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,781	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.1%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.3%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.6%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.5%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.0%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.7%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Sanborn County, South Dakota

Statistic	Sanborn County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,168	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.8%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.0%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.4%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.4%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,586	$2,724	n/a

Education in Sanborn County, South Dakota

Statistic	Sanborn County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	11.1%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.4%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.3%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.6%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.7%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sanborn County, South Dakota

Statistic	Sanborn County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.8%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.4%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.3%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.7%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.8%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.0%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Sanborn County, South Dakota

Statistic	Sanborn County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.8%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.1%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.8%	6.3%	16.7%

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