Walworth County, South Dakota

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Walworth County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Walworth County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,271	907,428	334,922,499	2871st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,026	$75,081	$80,734	1630th of 3,221
Median Age	41.7	38.0	38.9	1608th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.6%	31.9%	35.7%	797th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$136,600	$257,400	$332,700	2431st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$926	$946	$1,413	1303rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.9%	11.9%	12.5%	1294th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	2.9%	5.2%	2274th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.5	12.0	n/a	2747th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.0%	14.1%	3115th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.4	n/a	n/a	976th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.2%	68.6%	65.2%	1325th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.7	17.8	26.4	2959th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.0%	9.7%	15.1%	2403rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.9%	n/a	n/a	1061st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.1%	48.3%	46.9%	1460th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.0%	n/a	n/a	2040th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Walworth County, South Dakota

Statistic	Walworth County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	9.5%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.9	35.4	61.4

Age in Walworth County, South Dakota

Statistic	Walworth County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	41.7	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.7%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.0%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Walworth County, South Dakota

Statistic	Walworth County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	2,415	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.3%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.2%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.8%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	23.1%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Walworth County, South Dakota

Statistic	Walworth County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,408	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.4%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.9%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.9%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.6%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Walworth County, South Dakota

Statistic	Walworth County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	2,932	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.5%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.5%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.6%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.8%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.6%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,792	$2,724	n/a

Education in Walworth County, South Dakota

Statistic	Walworth County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	8.4%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.6%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.4%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.6%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Walworth County, South Dakota

Statistic	Walworth County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.5%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.2%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.2%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	58.2%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Walworth County, South Dakota

Statistic	Walworth County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.0%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.1%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.8%	6.3%	16.7%

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