Brown County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.1%), Retail trade (13.7%), Manufacturing (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Brown County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 17,117	(48.3%)
Females: 18,343	(51.7%)

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Brown County:	2.3 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,686
South Dakota:	$46,032

This county:	$419
State:	$468

Brown County:	$117,137
South Dakota:	$126,200

Detached houses: $142,430

Here:	$142,430
State:	$161,312

Townhouses or other attached units: $195,014

Here:	$195,014
State:	$220,834

In 2-unit structures: $78,350

Here:	$78,350
State:	$78,107

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $145,272

Here:	$145,272
State:	$141,220

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,544

Here:	$89,544
State:	$150,179

Mobile homes: $24,284

Here:	$24,284
State:	$34,151

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $875,000

Here:	$875,000
State:	$101,720

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 19
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown County is $380 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $501 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: Aberdeen, Groton, Warner, Hecla, Frederick, Columbia, Claremont, Westport, Stratford, Verdon.

2005 air pollution in Brown County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 17 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 48 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 9.0 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 22 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dickey County, North Dakota , Day County , Edmunds County , Faulk County , Sargent County, North Dakota , McPherson County , Marshall County , Spink County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Brown County: Aberdeen Country Club (A), Aberdeen Filtration Plant (B), Daly Corners (C), Savo Community Hall (D), Henry Township Hall (E), Gem Township Hall (F), Carlisle Township Hall (G), Palmyra Township Hall (H), Lansing Township Hall (I), Allison Township Hall (J), Greenfield Township Hall (K), Franklin Township Hall (L), Good Samaritan Home (M), West Rondell Township Hall (N), Frederick Township Hall (O), Bethany Cemetery (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Brown County include: Augustana Church (A), Aurland Church (B), Apostolic Church (C), Peace Church (D), Finnish Church (E), Scandinavian Lutheran Church (F), Saint Marks Church (G), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Detroit Cemetery (1), Warner Cemetery (2), Oakwood Cemetery (3), Houghton Cemetery (4), Augustana Cemetery (5), Peace Lutheran Cemetery (6), Frederick Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Salt Lake (A), Alkali Lake (B), Lords Lake (C), Richmond Lake (D), Mud Lake Reservoir (E), Pigors Lake (F), Elm Lake (G), Willow Creek Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sewer Branch (A), Foot Creek (B), Maple River (C), Elm River (D), Moccasin Creek (E), Putney Slough (F), Crow Creek (G), Willow Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Brown County include: Richmond Lake State Recreation Area (1), Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.0%
South Dakota:	4.5%

Current college students: 2,787
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 225 (56% naturalized citizens)

Brown County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,181
• One, attached: 159
• Two: 650
• 3 or 4: 968
• 5 to 9: 836
• 10 to 19: 903
• 20 or more: 787
• Mobile homes: 1,374
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 4,384 (459 second mortgage, 399 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,807

Here:	61.0% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Here		85.5%
USA		50.2%

Brown County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 35 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/15/1978, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 15 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Brown County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.4 miles away from Brown County center
On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 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 81.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,338 (82%) Carpooled: 1,663 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 41 (0%) Railroad: 20 (0%) Taxi: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 68 (0%) Walked: 673 (4%) Other means: 70 (0%) Worked at home: 776 (4%)

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,736 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.87%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.23% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($17,035 average AGI)
2.65% relocated from other states ($15,700 average AGI)

Brown County:	2.65%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Spink County, SD	0.32% ($24,800 average AGI)
from Edmunds County, SD	0.30% ($48,810)
from Minnehaha County, SD	0.29% ($27,975)
from Codington County, SD	0.21% ($19,767)
from Pennington County, SD	0.16% ($20,522)
from Beadle County, SD	0.16% ($35,682)
from Day County, SD	0.14% ($36,550)

6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,256 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.97% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($13,414 average AGI)
3.32% relocated to other states ($25,841 average AGI)

Brown County:	3.32%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Minnehaha County, SD	0.65% ($29,670 average AGI)
to Pennington County, SD	0.24% ($24,455)
to Codington County, SD	0.23% ($29,406)
to Edmunds County, SD	0.22% ($31,871)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.21% ($22,100)
to Spink County, SD	0.19% ($32,000)
to Cass County, ND	0.18% ($32,160)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,349 (5,680 aged, 669 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: 27,741 (7,562 male householders, 1,865 female householders)

  7,808 spouses, 9,408 children (8,699 natural, 273 adopted, 436 stepchildren), 195 grandchildren, 188 brothers or sisters, 117 parents, 135 other relatives, 463 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,261 (2,432 male householders (1,950 living alone)), 2,836 female householders (2,547 living alone)), 993 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,458 (500 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,582 2-persons, 1,955 3-persons, 1,828 4-persons, 758 5-persons, 245 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,497 1-person, 616 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

94.7% of residents of Brown County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $334,363,000 ($9605 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $29,045,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,428,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $72,330,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $30,442,000
Federal grants: $70,544,000
Federal procurement contracts: $36,924,000 ($22,564,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $35,696,000 ($3,964,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,608,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,377,000
Federal Government insurance: $208,795,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.92 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

56% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in South Dakota.

Brown County:	55.6%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 26471
• Northeast: 230
• Midwest: 6078
• South: 714
• West: 1591

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,800

Here:	14.7%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	11.0%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	11.8%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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