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Jackson County, SD

2,826 Population
1,863.9 square miles 1.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.2 ±5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 37.7 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$17,120 ±$2,935 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Dakota: $38,880 ±$398
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$26,686 ±$16,608 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Dakota: $72,421 ±$805
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

37.5% ±11.3% (1,031  ±311) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 12% 104,511 (±0.4% / ±3,107)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

10.2 minutes ±3.3 (7,020  ±1,578) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in South Dakota: 17.6 7,240,810 (±0.2 / ±98,307)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

740 ±104 Number of households
  • South Dakota: 358,552 ±1,643
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
3.7 ±0.5 (2,770  ±4) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 867,014
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

8.4% ±6.6% (56  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,608 (±0.4% / ±775)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

1,018 ±101 Number of housing units
  • South Dakota: 402,364 ±200
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$111,500 ±$29,935 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in South Dakota: $236,800 ±$1,986
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

4.8% ±2.6% (131  ±71) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in South Dakota: 13.5% 119,641 (±0.4% / ±3,647.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

89.3% ±9.7% (1,480  ±193.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in South Dakota: 93% 554,494 (±0.8% / ±4,864.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
11.4% ±4% (189  ±67.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 31.1% 185,411 (±0.5% / ±2,814.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

0.3% (8  ±8) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 3.9% 35,218
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

3.1% ±1.5% (58  ±29) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 8.1% 54,527 (±0.2% / ±1,452)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
58 Total veterans ±29 58 Male ±29 N/A Female ±10

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