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Pennington County, SD

115,903 Population
2,776.8 square miles 41.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in South Dakota: 38.5 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,081 ±$4,285 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in South Dakota: $40,263 ±$1,194
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$74,893 ±$6,125 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in South Dakota: $71,810 ±$2,132
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.8% ±2.7% (13,186  ±2,973) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 11.8% 104,684 (±1% / ±8,555)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.5 minutes ±1.7 (997,610  ±101,929) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in South Dakota: 18.4 7,796,565 (±0.5 / ±247,499)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

48,946 ±1,178 Number of households
  • South Dakota: 378,559 ±3,320
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (111,899  ±309) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Dakota: 2.3 887,100
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.6% ±2.2% (1,088  ±528) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Dakota: 6.3% † 12,659 (±0.9% / ±1,904)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

52,914 ±154 Number of housing units
  • South Dakota: 417,187 ±159
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$313,000 ±$15,165 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $268,200 ±$4,459
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

17% ±3.5% (19,511  ±3,995.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 11.6% 104,736 (±0.8% / ±7,585.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

95.9% ±5.6% (77,653  ±4,635.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 93.5% 575,227 (±1.7% / ±10,646.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
36.3% ±3.6% (29,375  ±2,929) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 33.3% 204,967 (±1% / ±6,314.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.9% (2,247  ±781) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in South Dakota: 4.3% 39,943
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

12.5% ±1.9% (11,217  ±1,700) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 54,717 (±0.5% / ±3,525)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
11,217 Total veterans ±1,700 9,867 Male ±1,355 1,350 Female ±715

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