Meade County, SD Demographic Data
Meade County, SD Summary
Meade County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 25,679
- Area: 3,482.85 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3,470.98 sq. miles
- Water Area: 11.87 sq. miles
- Population Density: 7.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,036.09 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Meade County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,850
48%
50.8
Male
13,990
52%
49.2
Total Population
26,840
323,128,000
Meade County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,743
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,083
7.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,711
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,502
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,337
8.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,665
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,179
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,383
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,866
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,723
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,188
8.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,019
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
441
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
20,410
76.0%
77.2
Female
9,835
48.2%
51.3
Male
10,575
51.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,441
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,767
17.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,648
13.6%
15.2
Female
1,914
52.5%
55.8
Male
1,734
47.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Meade County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
26,024
97.0%
96.8
White
24,176
90.1%
72.6
Black or African American
486
1.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
710
2.6%
0.8
Asian
312
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
78
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
81
0.3%
0.2
Korean
100
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
45
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
22
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
22
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
318
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
816
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,094
4.1%
17.8
Mexican
731
2.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
201
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
61
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
101
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
25,746
95.9%
82.2
Meade County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
495
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
662
3.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,561
31.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,336
24.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,257
12.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,129
17.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,024
5.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,157
6.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,307
93.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,153
23.8%
31.2
Meade County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,519
25.9%
33.7%
Now Married
12,460
58.5%
47.5
Divorced
2,046
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
152
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,126
5.3
5.8%
Meade County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,294
96.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
803
3.2%
21.6%
Spanish
380
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
184
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
150
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
89
0.4%
1.1%
Meade County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
673
6.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
403
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,043
9.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,142
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,743
16.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,367
22.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,588
14.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,207
11.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
230
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
257
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
53,069
57,617
Per capita income
25,884
31,128
Meade County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
930
6.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,372
10.2%
9.8
Construction
1,529
11.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,839
21.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
862
6.4%
6.6
Information
166
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
843
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
542
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
919
6.8%
11.4
Public administration
1,138
8.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,252
9.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
690
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
364
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,940
14.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,438
33.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,643
12.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,058
22.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,367
17.6%
18.1%
Meade County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
14,194
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,943
77.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,792
12.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
34
0.2%
5.1
Walked
320
2.3%
2.7
Other means
91
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
1,014
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.7
26.6
Meade County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
277
2.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,410
22.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,950
37.1%
37.1
3 or more
4,016
37.7%
21.0
Meade County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,653
92.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,712
72.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,941
27.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
836
7.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Meade County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,489
1 room
133
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
104
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
804
7.0%
9.1
4 rooms
2,026
17.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,178
19.0%
19.8
6 rooms
2,059
17.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,398
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,231
10.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,556
13.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Meade County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,489
1-unit, detached
7,412
64.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
956
8.3%
5.9
2-units
208
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
240
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
327
2.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
138
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
193
1.7%
9.0
Mobile home
2,015
17.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Meade County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,135
9.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
376
3.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
642
5.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
452
3.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,323
20.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,638
14.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,947
16.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,360
20.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
560
4.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
56
0.5%
1.4%
Meade County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,128
48.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,608
15.1%
4.7
Electricity
3,368
31.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
68
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
6
0.1%
0.1
Wood
355
3.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
113
1.1%
0.5
No fuel used
7
0.1%
1.1
Meade County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,567
47295100.0
Less than $500
28
0.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
50
1.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
215
4.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
328
7.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
996
21.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,026
22.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,924
42.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,811
39.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
959
21.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
545
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
307
6.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
945
20.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Meade County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,802
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
188
6.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
450
16.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
611
21.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,553
55.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
139
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
795
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
187
6.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
307
11.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
603
22.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
456
16.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
301
11.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
839
31.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
248
0.0%
0.0%
Meade County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,712
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,061
13.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
690
8.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,485
19.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,825
23.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,465
19.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
975
12.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
177
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
34
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
166,200
205,000
