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McCook County, SD

5,751 Population
574.2 square miles 10 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,288 ±$2,128 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$83,852 ±$2,719 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.8% ±2.4% (382  ±132) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.2 minutes ±2 (64,840  ±5,897) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,221 ±84 Number of households
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (5,564  ±10) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.6% ±3.7% (154  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,473 ±32 Number of housing units
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$230,100 ±$19,605 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.3% ±2.3% (468  ±131.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.5% ±5.5% (3,525  ±206.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29.9% ±3.5% (1,116  ±129.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.6% (90  ±62) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8% ±1.6% (330  ±65) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
330 Total veterans ±65 285 Male ±62 45 Female ±21

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