Perkins County, SD Demographic Data

Perkins County, SD Summary

Perkins County is located in South Dakota
  • Population: 2,890
  • Area: 2,889.99 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 2,870.48 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 19.51 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 1.00 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 2,679.13 ft
  • Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Perkins County, SD Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,472
49%
50.8
Male
1,547
51%
49.2
Total Population
3,019
 
323,128,000

Perkins County, SD Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
164
5.4% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
192
6.4% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
192
6.4% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
131
4.3% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
157
5.2% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
302
10.0% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
310
10.3% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
381
12.6% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
286
9.5% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
226
7.5% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
306
10.1% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
214
7.1% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
158
5.2% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,376
78.7%
77.2
Female
1,160
48.8%
51.3
Male
1,216
51.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,286
75.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
793
26.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
678
22.5%
15.2
Female
338
49.9%
55.8
Male
340
50.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0

Perkins County, SD Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,980
98.7% 
96.8
White
2,892
95.8% 
72.6
Black or African American
2
0.1% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
83
2.7% 
0.8
Asian
0
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
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
3
0.1% 
5.1
Two or More Races
39
1.3% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
48
1.6% 
17.8
Mexican
34
1.1% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
14
0.5% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,971
98.4% 
82.2

Perkins County, SD Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
125
5.7% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
110
5.0% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
863
39.5% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
461
21.1% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
205
9.4% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
292
13.4% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
127
5.8% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
235
10.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,948
89.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
419
19.2%
31.2

Perkins County, SD Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
524
21.2%
33.7%
Now Married
1,442
58.4%
47.5
Divorced
226
9.1%
11.0%
Separated
39
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
240
9.7
5.8%

Perkins County, SD Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,771
97.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
84
2.9%
21.6%
Spanish
36
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
35
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.4%
1.1%

Perkins County, SD Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
111
8.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
109
8.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
139
10.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
166
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
187
14.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
208
16.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
183
14.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
90
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
34
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
67
5.2%
6.4
Median household income
45,855
 
57,617
Per capita income
28,576
 
31,128

Perkins County, SD Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
439
29.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
53
3.6%
9.8
Construction
111
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
293
19.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
67
4.5%
6.6
Information
10
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
113
7.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
59
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
66
4.5%
11.4
Public administration
55
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
132
8.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
70
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
14
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
275
18.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
584
39.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
146
9.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
270
18.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
207
14.0%
18.1%

Perkins County, SD Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,459
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
952
65.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
81
5.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.1%
5.1
Walked
101
6.9%
2.7
Other means
13
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
310
21.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.2
 
26.6

Perkins County, SD Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
73
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
300
23.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
471
36.4%
37.1
3 or more
450
34.8%
21.0

Perkins County, SD Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
1,294
72.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
910
70.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
384
29.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
492
27.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5

Perkins County, SD Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,786
1 room
9
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
35
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
138
7.7%
9.1
4 rooms
373
20.9%
16.5
5 rooms
458
25.6%
19.8
6 rooms
289
16.2%
17.8
7 rooms
156
8.7%
12.0
8 rooms
122
6.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
206
11.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Perkins County, SD Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,786
 
 
1-unit, detached
1,319
73.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
16
0.9%
5.9
2-units
5
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
66
3.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
21
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
53
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
37
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
269
15.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Perkins County, SD Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
425
23.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
155
8.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
221
12.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
321
18.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
254
14.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
177
9.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
111
6.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
102
5.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
17
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
3
0.2%
1.4%

Perkins County, SD Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
43
3.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
635
49.1%
4.7
Electricity
461
35.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
77
6.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
20
1.5%
0.1
Wood
44
3.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.2%
1.1

Perkins County, SD Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
274
 
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
1.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
27
9.9%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
27
9.9%
7.0%
Less than $500
31
11.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
55
20.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
130
47.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
141
52.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
30
11.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
4.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
4.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
74
27.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%

Perkins County, SD Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
285 
 
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
4
1.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
13
4.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
129
45.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
139
48.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
99
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
521
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
71
24.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
53
18.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
17
6.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
39
13.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
28
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
77
27.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
99
0.0%
0.0%

Perkins County, SD Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
910
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
326
35.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
260
28.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
99
10.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
72
7.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
64
7.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
34
3.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
28
3.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
27
3.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
68,600
 
205,000