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Scenic township, Pennington County, SD

53 Population
134.1 square miles 0.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

57.9 ±3.9 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Pennington County: 40.1 ±0.3
  • about 1.5 times the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$79,208 ±$62,826 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in Pennington County: $42,302 ±$1,644
  • about double the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$42,115 ±$12,754 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennington County: $74,517 ±$2,445
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.6% ±28.6% (12  ±17) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Pennington County: 11.2% † 12,277 (±1.2% / ±1,273)
  • nearly double the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

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Families

32 ±24 Number of households
  • Pennington County: 46,370 ±532
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.7 ±1.6 (53  ±34) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Pennington County: 2.4 109,726 (±0 / ±337)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

100% (3  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Pennington County: 5.2% † 1,191 (±1.1% / ±239)
  • 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

44 ±30 Number of housing units
  • Pennington County: 51,681 ±155
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

25.5% ±46.1% (13  ±25) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennington County: 16.7% 18,793 (±1.5% / ±1,675.4)
  • about double the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

100% ±53.7% (46  ±39.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennington County: 94.6% 74,883 (±2.6% / ±2,078.1)
  • about 10 percent 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)
17.4% ±55.7% (8  ±26.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Pennington County: 34.6% 27,426 (±1.6% / ±1,272.3)
  • 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

N/A Foreign-born population

17.4% ±15.7% (8  ±9) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennington County: 12.3% 10,727 (±1% / ±843)
  • 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)
8 Total veterans ±9 5 Male ±7 3 Female ±5

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