Stanley County, South Dakota

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Stanley County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Stanley County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,015	907,428	334,922,499	3032nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$87,712	$75,081	$80,734	358th of 3,221
Median Age	44.5	38.0	38.9	836th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.2%	31.9%	35.7%	909th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$203,500	$257,400	$332,700	1368th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$952	$946	$1,413	1172nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.1%	11.9%	12.5%	3176th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.5%	2.9%	5.2%	3174th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.1	12.0	n/a	3059th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	4.0%	14.1%	2436th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.2	n/a	n/a	132nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.1%	68.6%	65.2%	247th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.0	17.8	26.4	2837th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.6%	9.7%	15.1%	2232nd of 3,222
Uninsured	10.1%	n/a	n/a	1619th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.2%	48.3%	46.9%	1208th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.7%	n/a	n/a	1305th 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 Stanley County, South Dakota

Statistic	Stanley County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	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)	6.4%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.2	35.4	61.4

Age in Stanley County, South Dakota

Statistic	Stanley County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	44.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.4%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Stanley County, South Dakota

Statistic	Stanley County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,290	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.3%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.6%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.1%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.3%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	33.3%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Stanley County, South Dakota

Statistic	Stanley County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,482	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.5%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.2%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.1%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.8%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.3%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Stanley County, South Dakota

Statistic	Stanley County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,542	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.9%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.1%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.3%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.9%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,679	$2,724	n/a

Education in Stanley County, South Dakota

Statistic	Stanley County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.8%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.4%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.2%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Stanley County, South Dakota

Statistic	Stanley County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.3%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.9%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.0%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Stanley County, South Dakota

Statistic	Stanley County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.9%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.9%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.1%	6.3%	16.7%

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