Yankton County, South Dakota

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Yankton County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Yankton County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	23,414	907,428	334,922,499	1714th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,821	$75,081	$80,734	986th of 3,221
Median Age	42.5	38.0	38.9	1357th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.4%	31.9%	35.7%	662nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$225,900	$257,400	$332,700	1123rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$781	$946	$1,413	2257th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.9%	11.9%	12.5%	1978th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.4%	2.9%	5.2%	3072nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	44.9	12.0	n/a	1649th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	4.0%	14.1%	1599th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.8	n/a	n/a	521st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.7%	68.6%	65.2%	1914th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.3	17.8	26.4	3062nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.2%	9.7%	15.1%	2343rd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.3%	n/a	n/a	1382nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.4%	48.3%	46.9%	2325th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.5%	n/a	n/a	1149th 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 Yankton County, South Dakota

Statistic	Yankton County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	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	23.9	35.4	61.4

Age in Yankton County, South Dakota

Statistic	Yankton County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	42.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.7%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.4%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Yankton County, South Dakota

Statistic	Yankton County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	9,695	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.5%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.5%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.1%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.5%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	33.3%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Yankton County, South Dakota

Statistic	Yankton County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,047	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.1%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.5%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.9%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.8%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.3%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Yankton County, South Dakota

Statistic	Yankton County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	10,616	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.1%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.8%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.7%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.3%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.4%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,388	$2,724	n/a

Education in Yankton County, South Dakota

Statistic	Yankton County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.4%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.6%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.6%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.9%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.5%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Yankton County, South Dakota

Statistic	Yankton County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.9%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.5%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.0%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.2%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Yankton County, South Dakota

Statistic	Yankton County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.1%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.3%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.8%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	6.3%	16.7%

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