Spink County, South Dakota

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Spink County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Spink County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,219	907,428	334,922,499	2795th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,139	$75,081	$80,734	1189th of 3,221
Median Age	45.5	38.0	38.9	673rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.2%	31.9%	35.7%	908th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$123,300	$257,400	$332,700	2605th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$734	$946	$1,413	2565th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.1%	11.9%	12.5%	2420th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.3%	2.9%	5.2%	3090th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.1	12.0	n/a	2902nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	4.0%	14.1%	2683rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.8	n/a	n/a	529th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.7%	68.6%	65.2%	1913th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.1	17.8	26.4	2917th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.7%	9.7%	15.1%	457th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.3%	n/a	n/a	1179th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.6%	48.3%	46.9%	932nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.8%	n/a	n/a	717th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Spink County, South Dakota

Statistic	Spink County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	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	14.1	35.4	61.4

Age in Spink County, South Dakota

Statistic	Spink County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	45.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.1%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.5%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Spink County, South Dakota

Statistic	Spink County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	2,486	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.5%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.5%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.8%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.9%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	26.7%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Spink County, South Dakota

Statistic	Spink County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,078	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.2%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.5%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.1%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.4%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.3%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Spink County, South Dakota

Statistic	Spink County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	3,010	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.9%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.4%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.3%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.5%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,584	$2,724	n/a

Education in Spink County, South Dakota

Statistic	Spink County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.6%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.9%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.6%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Spink County, South Dakota

Statistic	Spink County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.7%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.9%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.5%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	57.2%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Spink County, South Dakota

Statistic	Spink County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.6%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.2%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.1%	6.3%	16.7%

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