Hughes County, SD Demographic Data
Hughes County, SD Summary
Hughes County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 17,064
- Area: 800.73 sq. miles
- Land Area: 741.56 sq. miles
- Water Area: 59.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 21.31 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,810.37 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hughes County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,970
51%
50.8
Male
8,548
49%
49.2
Total Population
17,518
323,128,000
Hughes County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,236
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,301
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
971
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,002
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
883
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,531
14.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,037
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,423
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,297
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,196
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,415
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
750
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
476
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,359
76.3%
77.2
Female
6,959
52.1%
51.3
Male
6,400
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,896
73.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,319
18.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,641
15.1%
15.2
Female
1,415
53.6%
55.8
Male
1,226
46.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Hughes County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,911
96.5%
96.8
White
14,623
83.5%
72.6
Black or African American
84
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,993
11.4%
0.8
Asian
70
0.4%
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
70
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
141
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
607
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
517
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
454
2.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
27
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
36
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,001
97.0%
82.2
Hughes County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
426
3.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
636
5.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,377
27.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,538
20.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,146
9.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,694
22.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,308
10.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,062
8.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,063
91.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,002
33.0%
31.2
Hughes County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,008
28.6%
33.7%
Now Married
7,443
53.1%
47.5
Divorced
1,574
11.2%
11.0%
Separated
109
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
876
6.3
5.8%
Hughes County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,555
95.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
727
4.5%
21.6%
Spanish
344
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
142
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
78
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
163
1.0%
1.1%
Hughes County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
385
5.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
223
3.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
672
9.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
754
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,025
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,517
20.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
978
13.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,157
15.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
430
5.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
119
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
58,934
57,617
Per capita income
30,863
31,128
Hughes County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
504
5.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
787
8.3%
9.8
Construction
562
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,700
17.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
769
8.1%
6.6
Information
210
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
351
3.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
466
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
742
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
2,100
22.1%
4.6
Retail trade
949
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
263
2.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
111
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
977
10.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,225
44.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
689
7.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,362
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,261
13.3%
18.1%
Hughes County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,473
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,787
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
982
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
63
0.7%
5.1
Walked
326
3.4%
2.7
Other means
41
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
274
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
10.9
26.6
Hughes County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
494
6.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,216
30.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,574
35.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,976
27.2%
21.0
Hughes County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,260
92.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,616
63.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,644
36.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
554
7.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Hughes County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,814
1 room
211
2.7%
2.4
2 rooms
346
4.4%
2.7
3 rooms
692
8.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,273
16.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,196
15.3%
19.8
6 rooms
991
12.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,047
13.4%
12.0
8 rooms
577
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,481
19.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Hughes County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,814
1-unit, detached
4,775
61.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
157
2.0%
5.9
2-units
115
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
436
5.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
462
5.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
330
4.2%
4.4
20 or more units
657
8.4%
9.0
Mobile home
882
11.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Hughes County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,069
13.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
251
3.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,007
12.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
843
10.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,749
22.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
772
9.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,029
13.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
873
11.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
177
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
44
0.6%
1.4%
Hughes County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,930
40.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,244
17.1%
4.7
Electricity
2,838
39.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
163
2.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
15
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
38
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
32
0.4%
1.1
Hughes County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,751
47295100.0
Less than $500
2
0.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
39
1.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
118
4.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
134
4.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
618
22.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
691
25.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,149
41.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,690
61.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
442
16.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
170
6.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
84
3.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
365
13.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Hughes County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,515
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
48
1.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
480
19.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
891
35.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,096
43.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
129
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
584
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
581
23.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
599
24.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
290
11.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
317
12.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
160
6.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
537
21.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
160
0.0%
0.0%
Hughes County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,616
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
375
8.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
448
9.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
884
19.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,184
25.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,172
25.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
387
8.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
123
2.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
43
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
170,700
205,000
