Bennett County, SD Demographic Data

Bennett County, SD Summary

Bennett County is located in South Dakota
  • Population: 3,432
  • Area: 1,190.51 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 1,184.71 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 5.80 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 2.88 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 3,213.25 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Bennett County, SD Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,869
54%
50.8
Male
1,576
46%
49.2
Total Population
3,445
 
323,128,000

Bennett County, SD Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
303
8.8% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
306
8.9% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
391
11.3% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
300
8.7% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
223
6.5% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
378
11.0% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
366
10.6% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
396
11.5% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
214
6.2% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
173
5.0% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
157
4.6% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
200
5.8% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
38
1.1% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,253
65.4%
77.2
Female
1,222
54.2%
51.3
Male
1,031
45.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,054
59.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
489
14.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
395
11.5%
15.2
Female
228
57.7%
55.8
Male
167
42.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0

Bennett County, SD Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,849
82.7% 
96.8
White
1,082
31.4% 
72.6
Black or African American
34
1.0% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,731
50.2% 
0.8
Asian
2
0.1% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
2
0.1% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0% 
5.1
Two or More Races
596
17.3% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
207
6.0% 
17.8
Mexican
166
4.8% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
41
1.2% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,238
94.0% 
82.2

Bennett County, SD Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
105
5.5% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
300
15.6% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
590
30.7% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
446
23.2% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
139
7.2% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
275
14.3% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
67
3.5% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
405
21.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,517
78.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
342
17.8%
31.2

Bennett County, SD Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,033
42.2%
33.7%
Now Married
938
38.4%
47.5
Divorced
241
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
14
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
219
9.0
5.8%

Bennett County, SD Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,889
91.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
253
8.1%
21.6%
Spanish
15
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
234
7.4%
1.1%

Bennett County, SD Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
90
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
69
7.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
98
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
145
14.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
137
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
234
24.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
85
8.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
100
10.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
17
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
45,820
 
57,617
Per capita income
15,011
 
31,128

Bennett County, SD Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
184
16.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
49
4.3%
9.8
Construction
95
8.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
367
32.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
21
1.8%
6.6
Information
29
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
13
1.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
20
1.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
19
1.7%
11.4
Public administration
117
10.2%
4.6
Retail trade
137
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
73
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
23
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
158
13.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
485
42.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
96
8.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
244
21.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
164
14.3%
18.1%

Bennett County, SD Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,114
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
688
61.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
170
15.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
22
2.0%
5.1
Walked
70
6.3%
2.7
Other means
44
3.9%
1.8
Worked at home
120
10.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.2
 
26.6

Bennett County, SD Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
45
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
339
34.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
330
33.8%
37.1
3 or more
261
26.8%
21.0

Bennett County, SD Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
975
84.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
597
61.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
378
38.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
182
15.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
5.0
0.0%
2.5

Bennett County, SD Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,157
1 room
11
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
19
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
81
7.0%
9.1
4 rooms
199
17.2%
16.5
5 rooms
280
24.2%
19.8
6 rooms
226
19.5%
17.8
7 rooms
142
12.3%
12.0
8 rooms
87
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
112
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Bennett County, SD Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,157
 
 
1-unit, detached
900
77.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
17
1.5%
5.9
2-units
14
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
36
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
14
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
13
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
163
14.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Bennett County, SD Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
153
13.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
85
7.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
151
13.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
133
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
279
24.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
96
8.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
147
12.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
94
8.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
19
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Bennett County, SD Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
45
4.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
586
60.1%
4.7
Electricity
273
28.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
48
4.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
22
2.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1

Bennett County, SD Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
198
 
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
1.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
8
4.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
9.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
54
27.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
115
58.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
124
62.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
33
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
8.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
13
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
11
5.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

Bennett County, SD Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
317 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
16
5.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
136
42.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
165
52.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
61
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
490
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
103
32.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
68
21.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
41
12.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
5.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
8
2.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
80
25.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
61
0.0%
0.0%

Bennett County, SD Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
597
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
238
39.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
204
34.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
70
11.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
17
2.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
46
7.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
20
3.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
60,900
 
205,000