Beadle County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.7%), Manufacturing (12.7%).

Type of workers:

Beadle County, South Dakota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Beadle County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	40.1 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 8,363	(49.1%)
Females: 8,660	(50.9%)

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Beadle County:	2.3 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,550
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$329
State:	$436

Beadle County:	$90,770
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $112,846

Here:	$112,846
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $101,545

Here:	$101,545
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $117,929

Here:	$117,929
State:	$184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $46,510

Here:	$46,510
State:	$114,786

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $123,203

Here:	$123,203
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $30,658

Here:	$30,658
State:	$34,151

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 4
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 6
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	11.9%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beadle County is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $704 a month.

Cities in this county include: Huron, Wolsey, Wessington, Cavour, Yale, Hitchcock, Broadland, Virgil.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Hand County , Jerauld County , Kingsbury County , Sanborn County , Spink County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Beadle County: Byron Camp (A), Richland Township Hall (B), Glendale Township Hall (C), Whiteside Township Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Beadle County include: Bethel Church (A), Assembly of God Church (B), Immanuel Church (C), Pearl Church (D), Hutterthal Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Tipton Community Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dixon Cemetery (1), Bonilla Cemetery (2), Wolsey Cemetery (3), Zion Cemetery (4), Altoona Cemetery (5), McNair Cemetery (6), Atfield Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Piper Lake (A), Byron, Lake (B), Cavour, Lake (C), Connors Lake (D), Fox Lake (E), Staum Dam (F), Stony Run Lake (G), Bracken Slough (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Shue Creek (A), Silver Creek (B), Foster Creek (C), Marsh Creek (D), Cain Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Beadle County include: Norwegian Slough State Public Shooting Area (1), Staum Dam State Public Shooting Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.5%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 517
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 197 (68% naturalized citizens)

Beadle County:	1.2%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,952
• One, attached: 79
• Two: 298
• 3 or 4: 389
• 5 to 9: 303
• 10 to 19: 345
• 20 or more: 353
• Mobile homes: 484
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Beadle County with a mortgage: 1,852 (134 second mortgage, 155 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,758

Here:	51.3% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Beadle County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Beadle County-area historical earthquake activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.2 miles away from Beadle County center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 27.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/26/2002 at 08:32:17, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 3.9 miles away from Beadle County center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,488 (77%) Carpooled: 840 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 61 (1%) Taxi: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 377 (5%) Other means: 27 (0%) Worked at home: 556 (7%)

5.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.61%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.60% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($18,736 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($16,160 average AGI)

Beadle County:	2.02%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Minnehaha County, SD	0.48% ($22,310 average AGI)
from Davison County, SD	0.33% ($25,300)
from Jerauld County, SD	0.33% ($20,250)
from Pennington County, SD	0.32% ($33,263)
from Kingsbury County, SD	0.18% ($23,364)
from Codington County, SD	0.17% ($25,700)
from Spink County, SD	0.17% ($44,100)

7.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.57%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.78% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($16,752 average AGI)
2.79% relocated to other states ($11,412 average AGI)

Beadle County:	2.79%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Minnehaha County, SD	0.93% ($25,158 average AGI)
to Davison County, SD	0.60% ($29,270)
to Brookings County, SD	0.38% ($19,087)
to Brown County, SD	0.36% ($35,682)
to Pennington County, SD	0.28% ($21,765)
to Jerauld County, SD	0.20% ($24,000)
to Meade County, SD	0.16% ($42,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,576 (3,139 aged, 437 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,615 (3,821 male householders, 776 female householders)

  3,845 spouses, 4,816 children (4,356 natural, 192 adopted, 268 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 42 other relatives, 192 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,964 (1,164 male householders (1,003 living alone)), 1,479 female householders (1,382 living alone)), 321 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 444 (317 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,331 2-persons, 886 3-persons, 823 4-persons, 372 5-persons, 127 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,385 1-person, 231 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

94.5% of residents of Beadle County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 52% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 62% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $164,752,000 ($10264 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,553,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,403,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,608,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $30,150,000
Federal grants: $31,184,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,323,000 ($53,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $29,084,000 ($5,345,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $805,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,564,000
Federal Government insurance: $62,054,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-69 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.00 millions of gallons per day (37% from ground, 64% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

61% of Beadle County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in South Dakota.

Beadle County:	61.5%
State average:	56.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 13135
• Northeast: 108
• Midwest: 2308
• South: 466
• West: 744

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,700

Here:	11.6%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	4.8%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	67.7%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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