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West Hughes UT, Hughes County, SD

2,982 Population
296.5 square miles 10.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±6.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Hughes County: 39.5 ±0.8
  • about the same as the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,420 ±$6,420 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Hughes County: $41,202 ±$2,658
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$110,942 ±$1,963 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Hughes County: $81,395 ±$5,889
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.7% ±4.1% (140  ±122) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Hughes County: 9.2% † 1,539 (±2.1% / ±360)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.4 minutes ±3.2 (25,970  ±5,827) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Hughes County: 14.6 † 123,430 (±1.7 / ±15,041)
  • 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

1,007 ±126 Number of households
  • Hughes County: 7,253 ±208
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.4 (2,982  ±223) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Hughes County: 2.3 16,704 (±0.1 / ±36)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.8% ±4.8% (30  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Hughes County: 4.2% † 170 (±2.2% / ±88)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,079 ±128 Number of housing units
  • Hughes County: 7,997 ±41
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$369,000 ±$60,971 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Hughes County: $242,000 ±$15,163
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.4% ±4.2% (250  ±124.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hughes County: 13.3% † 2,333 (±2.7% / ±481.3)
  • 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

96.6% ±9.5% (1,887  ±266.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Hughes County: 96.7% 11,902 (±6.2% / ±774.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
40.5% ±7.5% (792  ±167.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Hughes County: 39.1% † 4,806 (±3.9% / ±486.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

5.2% ±2.9% (103  ±58) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hughes County: 9.2% † 1,226 (±1.7% / ±230)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
103 Total veterans ±58 103 Male ±58 N/A Female ±10

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