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Waubay township, Day County, SD

653 Population
46.1 square miles 14.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.8 ±11.4 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Day County: 44.8 ±1.5
  • about three-quarters of the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,304 ±$6,102 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Day County: $39,593 ±$3,378
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$38,571 ±$21,837 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Day County: $66,033 † ±$11,116
  • about half the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

35.4% ±12.7% (231  ±97) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Day County: 14.8% † 788 (±3.2% / ±170)
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.3 minutes ±5.4 (3,355  ±1,601) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Day County: 22.3 † 47,710 (±3.4 / ±8,055)
  • a little higher than the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

194 ±46 Number of households
  • Day County: 2,371 ±104
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.3 ±1.1 (635  ±143) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Day County: 2.2 5,302 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.7% ±6.6% (6  ±11) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Day County: 11.1% † 103 (±7.4% / ±69)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

464 ±58 Number of housing units
  • Day County: 3,440 ±39
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$145,800 ±$101,012 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Day County: $173,600 ±$13,684
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.7% ±9.8% (89  ±66.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Day County: 13.8% † 738 (±3.4% / ±183.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.7% ±9.1% (324  ±73.7) 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)
16.9% ±8.8% (64  ±35.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Day County: 22% † 851 (±2.9% / ±114)
  • about half the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about half 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

0.9% ±0.9% (6  ±6) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Day County: 1.8% 95
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

12.9% ±7% (56  ±32) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Day County: 8.6% † 364 (±1.6% / ±68)
  • more than 1.5 times 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)
56 Total veterans ±32 49 Male ±29 7 Female ±12

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