Hand County, SD Demographic Data
Hand County, SD Summary
Hand County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 3,394
- Area: 1,440.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,436.61 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.57 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2.35 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,558.40 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hand County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,631
49%
50.8
Male
1,680
51%
49.2
Total Population
3,311
323,128,000
Hand County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
174
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
246
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
168
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
174
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
172
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
313
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
299
9.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
404
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
286
8.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
221
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
350
10.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
313
9.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
191
5.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,625
79.3%
77.2
Female
1,299
49.5%
51.3
Male
1,326
50.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,532
76.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
955
28.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
854
25.8%
15.2
Female
471
55.2%
55.8
Male
383
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Hand County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,286
99.2%
96.8
White
3,275
98.9%
72.6
Black or African American
1
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
10
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
2
0.1%
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
25
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
13
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
8
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,298
99.6%
82.2
Hand County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
92
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
104
4.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
793
33.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
582
24.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
256
10.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
427
18.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
123
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
196
8.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,181
91.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
550
23.2%
31.2
Hand County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
592
21.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,636
60.1%
47.5
Divorced
197
7.2%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
298
10.9
5.8%
Hand County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,105
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
32
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
1
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
15
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
16
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Hand County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
64
4.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
91
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
155
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
167
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
228
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
248
16.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
240
16.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
138
9.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
67
4.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
70
4.8%
6.4
Median household income
52,266
57,617
Per capita income
33,496
31,128
Hand County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
451
26.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
62
3.6%
9.8
Construction
81
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
352
20.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
82
4.8%
6.6
Information
12
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
58
3.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
121
7.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
113
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
65
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
161
9.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
90
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
65
3.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
311
18.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
662
38.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
118
6.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
378
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
244
14.2%
18.1%
Hand County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,691
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,282
75.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
105
6.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
11
0.7%
5.1
Walked
73
4.3%
2.7
Other means
11
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
209
12.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
13.9
26.6
Hand County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
57
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
408
27.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
469
31.9%
37.1
3 or more
534
36.4%
21.0
Hand County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,468
80.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,040
70.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
428
29.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
349
19.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Hand County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,817
1 room
36
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
32
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
80
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
251
13.8%
16.5
5 rooms
302
16.6%
19.8
6 rooms
287
15.8%
17.8
7 rooms
241
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
210
11.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
378
20.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Hand County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,817
1-unit, detached
1,499
82.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
28
1.5%
5.9
2-units
17
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
16
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2
0.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
47
2.6%
4.4
20 or more units
73
4.0%
9.0
Mobile home
135
7.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Hand County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
562
30.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
132
7.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
185
10.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
196
10.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
314
17.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
101
5.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
100
5.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
167
9.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
60
3.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Hand County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
9
0.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
484
33.0%
4.7
Electricity
770
52.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
126
8.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
28
1.9%
1.9
Solar energy
5
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
36
2.5%
0.5
No fuel used
10
0.7%
1.1
Hand County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
369
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
1
0.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
16
4.3%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
17
4.6%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
25
6.8%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
31
8.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
127
34.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
152
41.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
220
59.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
29
7.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
34
9.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
1.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
81
22.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Hand County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
334
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
0.6%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
6
1.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
158
47.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
168
50.3%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
94
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
496
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
107
32.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
43
13.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
59
17.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
55
16.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
7.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
43
13.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
96
0.0%
0.0%
Hand County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,040
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
234
22.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
305
29.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
148
14.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
151
14.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
95
9.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
76
7.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
13
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
18
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
96,000
205,000
