County population in 2016: 7,119 (all rural); it was 7,260 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 814 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,090 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,006 Renter-occupied apartments: 553 (it was 629 in 2000)
% of renters here:
24%
State:
32%
Land area: 563 sq. mi.
Water area: 18.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 13 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Bon Homme County: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $50,225 ($30,644 in 1999)
This county:
$50,225
South Dakota:
$54,467
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $353 (lower quartile is $267, upper quartile is $413)
This county:
$353
State:
$601
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $83,143 (it was $52,300 in 2000)
Bon Homme:
$83,143
South Dakota:
$160,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,497 - $133,458 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $924 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $396
Institutionalized population: 1,392
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,359 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,456 (1.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 10.2%
Bon Homme County:
10.2%
South Dakota:
13.3%
(10.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 43.5% for American Indian residents, 3.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.7 years old
(Males: 40.3 years old, Females: 50.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.2 years old, Black residents: 34.1 years old, American Indian residents: 32.9 years old, Asian residents: 51.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 34.2 years old, Other race residents: 42.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bon Homme County is $368 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.
Current college students: 96 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 158 (58.5% naturalized citizens)
Bon Homme County:
2.2%
Whole state:
3.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 39
2000 to 2009: 5
1990 to 1999: 13
1980 to 1989: 6
1970 to 1979: 4
Before 1970: 16
Note: State values scaled to Bon Homme County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.1%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,496
One, attached: 2
Two: 9
3 or 4: 50
5 to 9: 118
10 to 19: 66
20 or more: 86
Mobile homes: 149
Housing units in Bon Homme County with a mortgage: 640 (12 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,226
Here:
99.8% with mortgage
State:
56.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Bon Homme County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
2,375
4
Mainline Protestant
1,852
11
Evangelical Protestant
1,027
11
None
1,816
-
Bon Homme County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Bon Homme County:
4.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Bon Homme County:
9.92 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
6.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 4
This county:
5.67 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Bon Homme County:
7.6%
South Dakota:
7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Bon Homme County:
28.8%
State:
27.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.9%
State:
14.9%
Agriculture in Bon Homme County:
Average size of farms: 518 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $100,095 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $97.63 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.97% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $95,303 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 71.26% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.02% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $96,869 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.53% Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.45 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.63% Corn for grain: 70041 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 5393 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 90758 harvested acres Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Bon Homme County-area historical earthquake activity is near South Dakota state average. It is 65% 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 114.2 miles away from Bon Homme County center On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.4 miles away from the county center On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 646.9 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage 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 62.9 miles away from the county center On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 205.8 miles away from Bon Homme County center On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
South Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 02, 2008 to June 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1774: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1774, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to November 29, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1620: December 20, 2005, FEMA Id: 1620, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
South Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 06, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3234: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3234, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
South Dakota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 03, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1173: April 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1173, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South Dakota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to January 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1156: January 10, 1997, FEMA Id: 1156, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
South Dakota Ice Storms, Incident Period: October 22, 1995 to October 24, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1075: January 05, 1996, FEMA Id: 1075, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
South Dakota Severe Storms, Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 1995 to June 20, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1052: May 26, 1995, FEMA Id: 1052, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South Dakota Flooding, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 06, 1993 to September 10, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-999: July 19, 1993, FEMA Id: 999, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
South Dakota SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 11, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-717: July 19, 1984, FEMA Id: 717, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South Dakota Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3015: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3015, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Bon Homme County (10) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Education, training, and library occupations (14%)
Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Healthcare support occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Philippines (44%)
Mexico (27%)
Sweden (7%)
Somalia (6%)
Canada (4%)
Other Middle Africa (3%)
Germany (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bon Homme County (%):
German (35%)
Czech (13%)
Dutch (7%)
American (5%)
Irish (3%)
Norwegian (3%)
English (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,507 (68.1%)
Carpooled: 177 (8.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 18 (0.8%)
Bicycle: 18 (0.8%)
Walked: 145 (6.6%)
Worked at home: 343 (15.5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Bon Homme County, South Dakota in 2000:
769 people in state prisons
148 people in nursing homes
74 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
4 people in religious group quarters
2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Bon Homme County, South Dakota in 2010:
1,243 people in state prisons
164 people in other noninstitutional facilities
107 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
41 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $45,422.
6.15% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($23,299 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.15%
South Dakota average:
7.96%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.80% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($13,951 average AGI)
2.35% relocated from other states ($9,347 average AGI)
Bon Homme County:
2.35%
South Dakota average:
3.76%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.26% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,640 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.26%
South Dakota average:
7.77%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.98% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($20,081 average AGI)
2.28% relocated to other states ($9,558 average AGI)
Bon Homme County:
2.28%
South Dakota average:
3.55%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
Births per 1000 population in Bon Homme County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population in Bon Homme County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bon Homme County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 14.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 8.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bon Homme County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bon Homme County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,439 (1,327 aged, 112 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 140 (11%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Bon Homme County, South Dakota in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (136)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (99)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (71)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (55)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (30)
Pneumonia, unspecified (28)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (27)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 28.28 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,069 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 750 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,829
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 875 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 833 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 71
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,119
In family households: 4,586 (890 male householders, 677 female householders)
1,385 spouses, 1,445 children (1,309 natural, 40 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 14 other relatives, 72 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,117 (473 male householders (390 living alone)), 466 female householders (425 living alone)), 176 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,397
Size of family households: 893 2-persons, 272 3-persons, 246 4-persons, 110 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
990 married couples with children.
182 single-parent households (78 men, 104 women).
93.8% of residents of Bon Homme speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 79% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $45,583,000 ($6,446 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $553,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,454,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,513,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,648,000 Federal grants: $7,531,000 Federal procurement contracts: $523,000 ($88,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,914,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $596,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,735,000 Federal Government insurance: $29,036,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 304
Here:
43 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 430
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +9
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -43
Here:
-6 per 1000 residents
State:
-1 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Bon Homme County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.38 millions of gallons per day (47% from ground, 53% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 53
2010 to 2013: 29
2000 to 2009: 172
1990 to 1999: 178
1980 to 1989: 199
1970 to 1979: 368
1960 to 1969: 310
1950 to 1959: 252
1940 to 1949: 139
1939 or earlier: 1,267
Note: State values scaled to Bon Homme population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Bon Homme County, South Dakota
Note: State values scaled to Bon Homme County population
no vehicle: 33
1 vehicle: 323
2 vehicles: 750
3 vehicles: 476
4 vehicles: 160
5+ vehicles: 125
no vehicle: 90
1 vehicle: 219
2 vehicles: 225
3 vehicles: 89
4 vehicles: 2
5+ vehicles: 9
85% of Bon Homme County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in South Dakota.
Bon Homme County:
85.1%
State average:
84.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,128
Other state: 1,784
Northeast: 50
Midwest: 1,027
South: 319
West: 373
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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