Day County, SD Demographic Data
Day County, SD Summary
Day County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 5,673
- Area: 1,091.09 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,027.87 sq. miles
- Water Area: 63.23 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5.19 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,834.65 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Day County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,705
48%
50.8
Male
2,883
52%
49.2
Total Population
5,588
323,128,000
Day County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
320
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
395
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
289
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
278
5.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
261
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
558
10.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
512
9.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
695
12.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
466
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
421
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
697
12.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
489
8.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
207
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,393
78.6%
77.2
Female
2,144
48.8%
51.3
Male
2,249
51.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,238
75.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,616
28.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,393
24.9%
15.2
Female
739
53.1%
55.8
Male
654
46.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Day County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,511
98.6%
96.8
White
4,921
88.1%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
558
10.0%
0.8
Asian
26
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
6
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
20
0.4%
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
6
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
77
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
119
2.1%
17.8
Mexican
100
1.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
16
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,469
97.9%
82.2
Day County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
224
5.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
226
5.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,584
39.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
890
22.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
428
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
543
13.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
150
3.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
450
11.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,595
88.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
693
17.1%
31.2
Day County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
931
20.3%
33.7%
Now Married
2,657
58.0%
47.5
Divorced
559
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
42
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
395
8.6
5.8%
Day County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,150
97.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
118
2.2%
21.6%
Spanish
30
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
40
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
20
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
28
0.5%
1.1%
Day County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
234
9.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
168
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
491
19.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
260
10.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
426
16.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
368
14.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
230
9.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
231
9.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
68
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
86
3.4%
6.4
Median household income
40,647
57,617
Per capita income
28,811
31,128
Day County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
531
19.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
174
6.4%
9.8
Construction
189
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
630
23.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
72
2.6%
6.6
Information
42
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
204
7.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
79
2.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
109
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
131
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
341
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
180
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
52
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
316
11.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
996
36.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
390
14.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
519
19.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
513
18.8%
18.1%
Day County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,721
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,961
72.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
173
6.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.2%
5.1
Walked
143
5.3%
2.7
Other means
46
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
392
14.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.0
26.6
Day County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
101
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
767
29.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
881
34.4%
37.1
3 or more
813
31.7%
21.0
Day County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,562
69.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,863
72.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
699
27.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,110
30.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Day County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,672
1 room
37
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
62
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
300
8.2%
9.1
4 rooms
569
15.5%
16.5
5 rooms
860
23.4%
19.8
6 rooms
555
15.1%
17.8
7 rooms
439
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
330
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
520
14.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Day County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,672
1-unit, detached
3,067
83.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
20
0.5%
5.9
2-units
29
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
150
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
106
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
26
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
24
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
250
6.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Day County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,198
32.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
284
7.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
324
8.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
316
8.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
545
14.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
310
8.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
192
5.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
438
11.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
50
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
15
0.4%
1.4%
Day County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
474
18.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
667
26.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,127
44.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
200
7.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
36
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
46
1.8%
0.5
No fuel used
12
0.5%
1.1
Day County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
630
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
5
0.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
7
1.1%
7.0%
Less than $500
22
3.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
32
5.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
69
11.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
173
27.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
322
51.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
322
51.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
101
16.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
49
7.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
22
3.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
136
21.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Day County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
580
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
29
5.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
256
44.1%
41.0%
Less than $500
295
50.9%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
119
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
496
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
80
14.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
50
8.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
95
16.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
53
9.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
2.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
268
47.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
137
0.0%
0.0%
Day County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,863
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
537
28.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
611
32.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
203
10.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
156
8.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
204
11.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
63
3.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
69
3.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,600
205,000
