Clay County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	46%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (33.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.1%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Clay County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	24.9 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 6,569	(48.5%)
Females: 6,968	(51.5%)

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Clay County:	2.3 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$33,889
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$457
State:	$436

Clay County:	$116,301
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $156,626

Here:	$156,626
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,817

Here:	$163,817
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $118,240

Here:	$118,240
State:	$184,406

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $301,571

Here:	$301,571
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $21,824

Here:	$21,824
State:	$34,151

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 18
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 20
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	21.2%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $517 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $713 a month.

Cities in this county include: Vermillion, Irene, Wakonda.

Neighboring counties: Cedar County, Nebraska , Dixon County, Nebraska , Lincoln County , Turner County , Union County , Yankton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Clay County include: Bethel Scandinavian Baptist Church (A), Bergen Church (B), Komstad Church (C), Dalesburg Church (D), Trinity Church (E), Garfield Tabernacle (F), Saint Peter Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Clay Creek Cemetery (3), Clay Point Cemetery (4), Lodi Cemetery (5), Dowlin Cemetery (6), Meckling Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Wakonda, Lake (A), Rose Lake (B), Montogomery, Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Frog Creek (A), Spirit Mound Creek (B), Vermillion River (C), Ash Creek (D), Baptist Creek (E), Blind Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.1%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 4,397
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 348 (25% naturalized citizens)

Clay County:	2.6%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,049
• One, attached: 56
• Two: 256
• 3 or 4: 383
• 5 to 9: 292
• 10 to 19: 359
• 20 or more: 242
• Mobile homes: 801

Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 1,016 (90 second mortgage, 80 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 673

Here:	60.2% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Clay County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.

Clay County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from Clay 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 97.9 miles away from the county center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from Clay County center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,728 (70%) Carpooled: 680 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Ferryboat: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 132 (2%) Walked: 808 (12%) Other means: 16 (0%) Worked at home: 367 (5%)

14.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,225 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.74%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

0.56% of residents moved from foreign countries ($258 average AGI)

Clay County:	0.56%
South Dakota average:	0.10%

7.53% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($10,826 average AGI)
6.64% relocated from other states ($15,140 average AGI)

Clay County:	6.64%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Minnehaha County, SD	1.74% ($19,581 average AGI)
from Yankton County, SD	0.99% ($26,929)
from Pennington County, SD	0.59% ($12,680)
from Union County, SD	0.52% ($35,545)
from Lincoln County, SD	0.38% ($28,500)
from Woodbury County, IA	0.35% ($39,933)
from Lawrence County, SD	0.26% ($15,182)

14.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,746 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.30%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.38% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($13,455 average AGI)
6.91% relocated to other states ($14,289 average AGI)

Clay County:	6.91%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Minnehaha County, SD	2.45% ($23,240 average AGI)
to Yankton County, SD	1.16% ($32,755)
to Union County, SD	0.85% ($35,806)
to Pennington County, SD	0.71% ($24,533)
to Woodbury County, IA	0.52% ($27,364)
to Lincoln County, SD	0.40% ($24,882)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,463 (1,299 aged, 164 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,071 (2,089 male householders, 596 female householders)

  2,246 spouses, 2,910 children (2,735 natural, 84 adopted, 91 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 38 other relatives, 140 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,258 (1,057 male householders (670 living alone)), 1,130 female householders (850 living alone)), 1,071 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,208 (202 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,300 2-persons, 580 3-persons, 464 4-persons, 232 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,520 1-person, 427 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

94.9% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $87,224,000 ($6679 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,636,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,084,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,891,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,760,000
Federal grants: $33,518,000
Federal procurement contracts: $989,000 ($119,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,983,000 ($2,169,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,188,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,284,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,444,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-77 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.88 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

40% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in South Dakota.

Clay County:	40.4%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 8274
• Northeast: 281
• Midwest: 3161
• South: 456
• West: 895

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,700

Here:	4.6%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	0.4%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	2.3%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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