County population in 2012: 27,606 (78% urban, 22% rural); it was 25,897 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,159 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,619 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,263 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,654 (it was 3,094 in 2000)
% of renters here:
30%
State:
32%
Land area: 688 sq. mi. Water area: 29.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 40 people per square mile
(average).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Codington County: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.7%), Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Retail trade (13.9%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,462 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,400 (1.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.7%
(13.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 5.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 37.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 4.2% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 37 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 26 years old, American Indian residents: 25 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 17 years old, Other race residents: 21 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
9.0%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
3.4%
Whole state:
5.8%
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.
Churches in Codington County include: Saint Pauli Church (A), Graceland Church (B), Goodhue Church (C), Bergen Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Esterly Cemetery (1), Dexter Cemetery (2), Bergen Cemetery (3), Goodhue Cemetery (4), Saint Pauli Lutheran Cemetery (5), Saint Maurice Esterly Blessed Sacrament Catholic Cemetery (6), Saint Luke’s Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Warner Lake (A), Dry Lake (B), Kings Lake (C), Smith Lake (D), Pelican Lake (E), Goose Lake (F), Medicine Lake (G), Serenity Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Codington County include: Hanson State Public Shooting Area (1), Goose Lake State Public Shooting Area (2), Scott State Public Shooting Area (3), Gilbert State Public Shooting Area (4), Punished Womans Lake State Public Shooting Area (5), Long Lake State Public Shooting Area (6), Spencer State Public Shooting Area (7), Dry Lake State Public Shooting Area (8), Spoonbill Pass State Public Shooting Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
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%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 106
1990 to 1994: 85
1985 to 1989: 28
1980 to 1984: 27
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 1
1970 to 1974: 7
1965 to 1969: 54
Mean travel time to work (commute): 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
Here:
65.1% with mortgage
State:
60.6% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.96%
Here
82.0%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 21,225 Total congregations: 39
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
United Methodist Church
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents
7,937 (37.4%)
4,950 (23.3%)
2,361 (11.1%)
1,949 (9.2%)
1,252 (5.9%)
Congregations
7 (17.9%)
4 (10.3%)
6 (15.4%)
4 (10.3%)
1 (2.6%)
Name
United Church of Christ
Lutheran Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
The Wesleyan Church
Other
Adherents
513 (2.4%)
405 (1.9%)
339 (1.6%)
225 (1.1%)
1,294 (6.1%)
Congregations
1 (2.6%)
1 (2.6%)
1 (2.6%)
1 (2.6%)
13 (33.3%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 557 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $106,069 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $143.58 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 53.64% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $89,569 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.48% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.00% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $97,822 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.90% Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.45 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.90% Corn for grain: 53236 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 34729 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 89952 harvested acres Vegetables: 35 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Codington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 1.4 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.
Earthquake activity:
Codington County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Dakota state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from the county center On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 66.0 miles away from the county center 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 60.4 miles away from the county center On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from Codington County center On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.5 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 65.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1984): May 13, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-1915, Natural disaster type: 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: FEMA-DR-1620, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
South Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 6, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3234): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3234, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
South Dakota Severe Storms, Incident Period: March 1, 2001 to April 30, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1375): May 17, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1375, Natural disaster type: Storm
South Dakota Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 25, 1998 to June 22, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1218): June 1, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1218, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
South Dakota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 3, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1173): April 7, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1173, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South Dakota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 3, 1997 to January 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1156): January 10, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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 5, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1075, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
South Dakota Severe Storms, Flooding, Incident Period: March 1, 1995 to June 20, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1052): May 26, 1995, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1052, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Codington County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (22%)
Canada (20%)
Germany (15%)
Philippines (12%)
Cuba (8%)
Vietnam (8%)
Other Northern Europe (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Codington County (%):
German (48%)
Norwegian (20%)
Irish (6%)
United States or American (5%)
English (3%)
Dutch (2%)
Swedish (2%)
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%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Codington County, South Dakota in 2000:
165 people in other group homes
68 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
56 people in nursing homes
42 people in other types of correctional institutions
34 people in homes for the mentally retarded
27 people in other workers' dormitories
13 people in homes for the physically handicapped
9 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
People in group quarters in Codington County, South Dakota in 2010:
213 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
57 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
41 people in other noninstitutional facilities
38 people in group homes intended for adults
17 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers
15 people in residential treatment centers for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,846.
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%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
Births per 1000 population in Codington County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population in Codington County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Codington County
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%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.86 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13429.03 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 459.210 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32604
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1476.360 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 876.590 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19.22
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 55 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73.05
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 23.07
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 115.8. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 26,846
In family households: 21,736 (5,503 male householders, 1,713 female householders)
5,701 spouses, 7,660 children (7,101 natural, 177 adopted, 382 stepchildren), 225 grandchildren, 146 brothers or sisters, 91 parents, 92 other relatives, 566 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,110 (2,078 male householders (1,629 living alone)), 2,138 female householders (1,864 living alone)), 894 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 381 (270 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,485 2-persons, 1,542 3-persons, 1,244 4-persons, 629 5-persons, 241 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,811
Here:
70 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,168
Here:
45 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +88
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -587
Here:
-23 per 1000 residents
State:
-1 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Codington County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.0
State:
4.1
Year house built
2005 or later: 258
2000 to 2004: 772
1990 to 1999: 2,041
1980 to 1989: 1,599
1970 to 1979: 2,090
1960 to 1969: 712
1950 to 1959: 1,212
1940 to 1949: 592
1939 or earlier: 2,917
Rooms in houses/apartments in Codington County, South Dakota
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
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Codington County
37.0 years
36.0 years
(47.2%)
(52.8%)
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