Buffalo County, South Dakota (SD)

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• • 1,29170.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 34719.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1669.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 261.4%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $168,758

Here:	$168,758
State:	$303,134

Mobile homes: $373,247

Here:	$373,247
State:	$82,732

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Buffalo County:	1.6% ($489)
South Dakota:	1.8% ($1,334)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Buffalo 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.

Cities in this county include: Fort Thompson, Gann Valley.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County, Maine , Goodhue County, Minnesota , Lincoln County, Minnesota , Minnehaha County , Rock County, Minnesota , Waseca County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 49
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (62.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 01995 to March 2000
• 31990 to 1994
• 01985 to 1989
• 01980 to 1984
• 01975 to 1979
• 01970 to 1974
• 51965 to 1969
• 0Before 1965

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 444
• One, attached: 9
• Two: 7
• 10 to 19: 30
• 20 or more: 5
• Mobile homes: 97
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Buffalo County with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Buffalo County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Buffalo County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• South Dakota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4527, Natural disaster type: Other
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2019 - April 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4440, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 17, 2015 to June 24, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4233: July 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4233, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 11, 2011 to July 22, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1984: May 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 1984, Natural disaster type: Flood
• South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 10, 2010 to June 20, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1915: May 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1915, Natural disaster type: Flood
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 20, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1887: March 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1887, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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 Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2007 to June 08, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1702: May 22, 2007, FEMA Id: 1702, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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, Incident Period: March 01, 2001 to April 30, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1375: May 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 1375, Natural disaster type: Storm
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.36% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($26,515 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.36% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($26,515 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

6.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($29,500 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.90% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($29,500 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 21.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 26.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 19.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Buffalo County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 239 (76 living alone), Female householders: 275 (74 living alone)

• 155 spouses (151 opposite-sex spouses), 50 unmarried partners, (50 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 769 children (747 natural, 5 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 188 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 4 foster children, 97 other relatives, 66 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1

Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 151 1-person, 22 2-persons.

271 married couples with children.
259 single-parent households (83 men, 176 women).

92.2% of residents of Buffalo speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $29,566,000 ($14,214 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,727,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,324,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,785,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,101,000
Federal grants: $7,663,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,287,000 ($671,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,406,000 ($1,042,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,615,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-56 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Buffalo County, South Dakota
• 02020 or later
• 302010 to 2019
• 302000 to 2009
• 751990 to 1999
• 971980 to 1989
• 1581970 to 1979
• 841960 to 1969
• 281950 to 1959
• 51940 to 1949
• 721939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Buffalo County, South Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buffalo County, South Dakota
• 01 room
• 32 rooms
• 73 rooms
• 454 rooms
• 825 rooms
• 406 rooms
• 317 rooms
• 268 rooms
• 229+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo County, South Dakota
• 01 room
• 312 rooms
• 123 rooms
• 284 rooms
• 835 rooms
• 546 rooms
• 197 rooms
• 08 rooms
• 299+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Buffalo County, South Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Buffalo County, South Dakota
• 0no bedroom
• 51 bedroom
• 442 bedrooms
• 1073 bedrooms
• 564 bedrooms
• 445+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo County, South Dakota
• 0no bedroom
• 411 bedroom
• 332 bedrooms
• 1033 bedrooms
• 574 bedrooms
• 215+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo County, South Dakota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 26no vehicle
• 321 vehicle
• 1422 vehicles
• 283 vehicles
• 74 vehicles
• 215+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo County in renter-occupied apartments
• 48no vehicle
• 1281 vehicle
• 362 vehicles
• 263 vehicles
• 114 vehicles
• 55+ vehicles

93.6% of Buffalo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 98% lived in South Dakota.

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

• This state: 1,743
• Other state: 128
• Northeast: 29
• Midwest: 50
• South: 6
• West: 41

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 118
• Number of aged recipients: 7
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 111
• Number of recipients under 18: 25
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 70
• Number of recipients older than 64: 23
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 42
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 51

Buffalo County on our top lists:

• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"