Codington County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	32%

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.8%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.0%), Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Retail trade (13.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Codington County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	35.3 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 12,849	(49.6%)
Females: 13,048	(50.4%)

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Codington County:	2.5 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county	$41,424
South Dakota:	$40,310

Codington County	$115,251
South Dakota:	$101,700

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 20
• Auto thefts: 2

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Codington County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $555 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $717 a month.

Cities in this county include: Watertown, Florence, South Shore, Henry, Kranzburg, Wallace.

2005 air pollution in Codington County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 67 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 10.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 26 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Day County , Deuel County , Grant County , Hamlin County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Codington County: Big Sioux Conifer Nursery (A), Easterly (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Codington County include: Bergen Church (A), Saint Pauli Church (B), Goodhue Church (C), Graceland Church (D), Saint Lukes Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dexter Cemetery (1), Lorinda Cemetery (2), Kampeska Cemetery (3), Saint Josephs Cemetery (4), Berger Cemetery (5), Helgen Cemetery (6), Lake Nicholson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Cottonwood Lake (A), Long Lake (B), McKillicans Lake (C), Warner Lake (D), Blythe Slough (E), Punished Womans Lake (F), Goose Lake (G), Chain of Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Mud Creek (A), Soo Creek (B), Mahoney Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Codington County include: Wolf State Public Shooting Area (1), McKillicans Lake State Public Shooting Area (2), Warner Lake State Public Shooting Area (3), Curley State Public Shooting Area (4), Blythe State Public Shooting Area (5), American Game Association State Public Shooting Area (6), Punished Womans Lake State Public Shooting Area (7), Scott State Public Shooting Area (8), Donnelly State Public Shooting Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.5%
South Dakota:	2.7%

Current college students: 1,100
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 319 (33% naturalized citizens)

Codington County:	1.2%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,451
• One, attached: 230
• Two: 440
• 3 or 4: 563
• 5 to 9: 492
• 10 to 19: 245
• 20 or more: 666
• Mobile homes: 1,237

Housing units in Codington County with a mortgage: 3,454 (421 second mortgage, 506 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,851

Codington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/25/1969, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,381 (83%) Carpooled: 1,040 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 76 (1%) Taxi: 52 (0%) Motorcycle: 47 (0%) Bicycle: 22 (0%) Walked: 354 (3%) Other means: 89 (1%) Worked at home: 701 (5%)

7.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,495 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.66%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.38% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($16,039 average AGI)
3.28% relocated from other states ($16,456 average AGI)

Codington County:	3.28%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Minnehaha County, SD	0.57% ($26,433 average AGI)
from Hamlin County, SD	0.47% ($26,735)
from Clark County, SD	0.36% ($27,237)
from Brown County, SD	0.30% ($29,406)
from Deuel County, SD	0.30% ($23,219)
from Grant County, SD	0.30% ($30,594)
from Roberts County, SD	0.25% ($31,731)

7.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,489 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.35%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.24% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($17,098 average AGI)
3.12% relocated to other states ($17,391 average AGI)

Codington County:	3.12%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Minnehaha County, SD	0.96% ($31,740 average AGI)
to Hamlin County, SD	0.41% ($38,326)
to Brookings County, SD	0.34% ($31,639)
to Brown County, SD	0.29% ($19,767)
to Deuel County, SD	0.26% ($31,111)
to Day County, SD	0.20% ($20,619)
to Clark County, SD	0.19% ($31,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,370 (3,828 aged, 542 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,408 (5,823 male householders, 1,109 female householders)

  5,750 spouses, 7,797 children (7,178 natural, 77 adopted, 542 stepchildren), 186 grandchildren, 136 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 110 other relatives, 387 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,071 (1,516 male householders (1,163 living alone)), 1,912 female householders (1,719 living alone)), 643 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 418 (126 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,103 2-persons, 1,487 3-persons, 1,419 4-persons, 622 5-persons, 218 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,882 1-person, 479 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 23 4-persons.

96.2% of residents of Codington County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $145,489,000 ($5614 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,555,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $58,760,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,046,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,613,000
Federal grants: $31,226,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,037,000 ($57,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,806,000 ($4,851,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $763,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,098,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,885,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-23 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

57% of Codington 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, 68% lived in South Dakota.

Codington County:	56.7%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 19448
• Northeast: 247
• Midwest: 4371
• South: 397
• West: 1012

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,700

Here:	11.8%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	2.4%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	13.2%
South Dakota:	17.8%