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Independence township, Day County, SD

71 Population
34 square miles 2.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

69.9 ±6 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Day County: 44.8 ±1.5
  • nearly double the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • nearly double the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$66,607 ±$24,202 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Day County: $39,593 ±$3,378
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$76,125 ±$57,946 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Day County: $66,033 † ±$11,116
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.8% ±5.4% (2  ±4) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Day County: 14.8% † 788 (±3.2% / ±170)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

N/A

Families

41 ±22 Number of households
  • Day County: 2,371 ±104
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.7 ±1.3 (71  ±37) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Day County: 2.2 5,302 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

50 ±24 Number of housing units
  • Day County: 3,440 ±39
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$345,800 ±$234,914 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Day County: $173,600 ±$13,684
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

85.1% ±39.6% (57  ±39.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Day County: 93.4% 3,615 (±6.2% / ±240.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
3% ±39.9% (2  ±26.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Day County: 22% † 851 (±2.9% / ±114)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about 10 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

N/A Foreign-born population

20.3% ±17.5% (14  ±14) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Day County: 8.6% † 364 (±1.6% / ±68)
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
14 Total veterans ±14 14 Male ±14 N/A Female ±10

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