Douglas County, SD Demographic Data
Douglas County, SD Summary
Douglas County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 2,992
- Area: 433.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 431.80 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.87 sq. miles
- Population Density: 6.89 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,568.24 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Douglas County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,503
51%
50.8
Male
1,458
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,961
323,128,000
Douglas County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
171
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
187
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
197
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
157
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
140
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
258
8.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
266
9.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
390
13.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
270
9.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
199
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
317
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
218
7.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
191
6.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,293
77.4%
77.2
Female
1,152
50.2%
51.3
Male
1,141
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,245
75.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
846
28.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
726
24.5%
15.2
Female
399
55.0%
55.8
Male
327
45.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Douglas County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,916
98.5%
96.8
White
2,817
95.1%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
96
3.2%
0.8
Asian
1
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
1
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
2
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
45
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
24
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
18
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,937
99.2%
82.2
Douglas County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
189
9.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
112
5.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
780
37.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
412
19.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
181
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
307
14.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
128
6.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
301
14.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,808
85.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
435
20.7%
31.2
Douglas County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
413
17.2%
33.7%
Now Married
1,579
65.6%
47.5
Divorced
189
7.9%
11.0%
Separated
11
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
214
8.9
5.8%
Douglas County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,725
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
65
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
21
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
39
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.1%
1.1%
Douglas County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
86
6.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
47
3.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
157
12.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
120
9.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
213
16.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
258
20.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
200
15.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
126
9.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
24
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
47
3.7%
6.4
Median household income
51,290
57,617
Per capita income
27,397
31,128
Douglas County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
302
19.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
102
6.7%
9.8
Construction
96
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
343
22.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
50
3.3%
6.6
Information
11
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
110
7.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
92
6.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
64
4.2%
11.4
Public administration
53
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
182
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
80
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
34
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
194
12.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
553
36.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
174
11.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
312
20.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
286
18.8%
18.1%
Douglas County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,496
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,127
75.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
51
3.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
7
0.5%
5.1
Walked
64
4.3%
2.7
Other means
25
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
222
14.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
13.9
26.6
Douglas County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
53
4.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
224
17.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
470
36.8%
37.1
3 or more
531
41.5%
21.0
Douglas County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,278
88.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,026
80.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
252
19.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
159
11.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Douglas County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,437
1 room
30
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
21
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
47
3.3%
9.1
4 rooms
141
9.8%
16.5
5 rooms
280
19.5%
19.8
6 rooms
241
16.8%
17.8
7 rooms
187
13.0%
12.0
8 rooms
185
12.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
305
21.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Douglas County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,437
1-unit, detached
1,231
85.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3
0.2%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
34
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
40
2.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
34
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
16
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
77
5.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
2
0.1%
0.1
Douglas County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
642
44.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
85
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
115
8.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
117
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
189
13.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
94
6.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
102
7.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
62
4.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
27
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
0.3%
1.4%
Douglas County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
46
3.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
473
37.0%
4.7
Electricity
508
39.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
176
13.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
15
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
43
3.4%
0.5
No fuel used
17
1.3%
1.1
Douglas County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
392
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
7
1.8%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
15
3.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
20
5.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
22
5.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
121
30.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
207
52.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
244
63.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
43
11.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
3.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
22
5.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
62
16.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Douglas County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
189
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
1.1%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
2
1.1%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
1.6%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
12
6.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
76
40.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
94
49.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
63
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
578
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
44
23.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
42
22.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
22
11.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
6.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
4.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
59
31.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
63
0.0%
0.0%
Douglas County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,026
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
310
30.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
359
35.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
141
13.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
101
9.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
73
7.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
75,100
205,000
