Brown County, SD Demographic Data
Brown County, SD Summary
Brown County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 36,922
- Area: 1,730.95 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,712.98 sq. miles
- Water Area: 17.97 sq. miles
- Population Density: 21.33 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,299.21 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Brown County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,714
51%
50.8
Male
18,716
49%
49.2
Total Population
38,430
323,128,000
Brown County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,477
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,589
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,405
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,673
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,782
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,210
13.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,286
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,848
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,715
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,346
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,931
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,106
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,062
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
29,406
76.5%
77.2
Female
15,181
51.6%
51.3
Male
14,225
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
27,746
72.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,429
19.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,099
15.9%
15.2
Female
3,507
57.5%
55.8
Male
2,592
42.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Brown County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
37,889
98.6%
96.8
White
35,148
91.5%
72.6
Black or African American
598
1.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,221
3.2%
0.8
Asian
875
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
186
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
60
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
77
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
23
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
529
1.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
10
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
10
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
37
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
541
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
929
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
405
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
80
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
200
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
244
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
37,501
97.6%
82.2
Brown County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,030
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
949
3.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,353
32.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,386
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,664
10.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,142
20.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,980
7.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,979
7.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
23,525
92.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
7,122
28.0%
31.2
Brown County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,784
28.4%
33.7%
Now Married
16,716
54.0%
47.5
Divorced
3,063
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
291
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
2,105
6.8
5.8%
Brown County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
33,641
93.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,312
6.4%
21.6%
Spanish
518
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
809
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
784
2.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
201
0.6%
1.1%
Brown County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
771
4.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
803
5.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,810
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,836
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,247
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,156
19.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,366
14.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,124
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
320
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
695
4.3%
6.4
Median household income
53,073
57,617
Per capita income
29,463
31,128
Brown County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,028
4.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,858
8.9%
9.8
Construction
1,175
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,870
23.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,057
5.1%
6.6
Information
404
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,815
13.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,076
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,270
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
728
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
3,106
14.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
851
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
565
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,038
9.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,828
32.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,553
17.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,137
24.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,247
15.6%
18.1%
Brown County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
20,537
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
16,916
82.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,729
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
58
0.3%
5.1
Walked
619
3.0%
2.7
Other means
431
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
784
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
12.8
26.6
Brown County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,068
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,952
30.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,665
35.1%
37.1
3 or more
4,443
27.5%
21.0
Brown County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,128
92.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,844
67.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,284
32.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,343
7.7%
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
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Brown County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,471
1 room
154
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
365
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,733
9.9%
9.1
4 rooms
3,227
18.5%
16.5
5 rooms
2,625
15.0%
19.8
6 rooms
2,337
13.4%
17.8
7 rooms
2,130
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,852
10.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,048
17.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Brown County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,471
1-unit, detached
11,492
65.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
433
2.5%
5.9
2-units
391
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
819
4.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
948
5.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
949
5.4%
4.4
20 or more units
1,183
6.8%
9.0
Mobile home
1,255
7.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
1
0.0%
0.1
Brown County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,957
22.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,017
5.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,517
8.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,251
12.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,947
16.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,219
7.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,822
10.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,905
10.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
755
4.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
81
0.5%
1.4%
Brown County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,165
50.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,140
7.1%
4.7
Electricity
6,093
37.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
191
1.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
19
0.1%
0.1
Wood
55
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
5
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
308
1.9%
0.5
No fuel used
152
0.9%
1.1
Brown County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
6,527
47295100.0
Less than $500
89
1.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
157
2.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
266
4.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
469
7.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
920
14.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,222
34.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,404
36.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,430
52.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,178
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
683
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
290
4.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
946
14.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Brown County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,931
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
32
0.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
112
2.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
390
7.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,404
28.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,993
60.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
353
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
624
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
977
19.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
813
16.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
523
10.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
457
9.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
421
8.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,729
35.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
364
0.0%
0.0%
Brown County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,844
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,249
11.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,890
17.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,334
21.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,105
19.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,734
16.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,277
11.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
219
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
36
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
149,000
205,000
