Tripp County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Tripp County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,611	907,428	334,922,499	2843rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,987	$75,081	$80,734	2171st of 3,221
Median Age	45.0	38.0	38.9	750th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.7%	31.9%	35.7%	2402nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$132,900	$257,400	$332,700	2481st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$820	$946	$1,413	1962nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.4%	11.9%	12.5%	715th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.8%	2.9%	5.2%	2997th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.5	12.0	n/a	2944th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	4.0%	14.1%	2219th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.9	n/a	n/a	1850th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.4%	68.6%	65.2%	2454th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.8	17.8	26.4	3140th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.7%	9.7%	15.1%	2488th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.3%	n/a	n/a	548th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.1%	48.3%	46.9%	2601st of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.8%	n/a	n/a	1716th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Tripp County, South Dakota

Statistic	Tripp County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	13.7%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	34.1	35.4	61.4

Age in Tripp County, South Dakota

Statistic	Tripp County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	45.0	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.2%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.6%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Tripp County, South Dakota

Statistic	Tripp County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	2,258	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.9%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.8%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.8%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.3%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	35.5%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Tripp County, South Dakota

Statistic	Tripp County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,340	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.5%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.4%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.6%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Tripp County, South Dakota

Statistic	Tripp County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	2,762	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.1%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.2%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.2%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.6%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.7%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,262	$2,724	n/a

Education in Tripp County, South Dakota

Statistic	Tripp County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	11.9%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.1%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.3%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.8%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.9%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Tripp County, South Dakota

Statistic	Tripp County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.6%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.5%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.6%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	65.5%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.1%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Tripp County, South Dakota

Statistic	Tripp County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.4%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.2%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	6.3%	16.7%

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