Davison County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	38%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Manufacturing (15.0%), Retail trade (14.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Davison County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	36.0 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 9,087	(48.5%)
Females: 9,654	(51.5%)

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Davison County:	2.4 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,201
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$378
State:	$436

Davison County:	$108,832
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $137,769

Here:	$137,769
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $156,935

Here:	$156,935
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $107,847

Here:	$107,847
State:	$184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $129,898

Here:	$129,898
State:	$114,786

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $147,944

Here:	$147,944
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $25,156

Here:	$25,156
State:	$34,151

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000

Here:	$65,000
State:	$101,720

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 6
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	11.5%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Davison County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $517 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mitchell, Mount Vernon, Ethan, Loomis.

Neighboring counties: Aurora County , Douglas County , Hanson County , Hutchinson County , Sanborn County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Davison County: Beulah Township Hall (A), Rome Townhall (B), Prosper Townhall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Davison County include: Victor Church (A), Immanuel Church (B), Zion Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Victor Lutheran Cemetery (2), Mount Vernon Cemetery (3), New Home Cemetery (4), Nicolaisen Cemetery (5), Quaker Cemetery (6), Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Rock Creek (A), West Branch Firesteel Creek (B), North Fork Twelvemile Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Davison County: Hubbard Slough State Public Shooting Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.6%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 1,283
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 188 (38% naturalized citizens)

Davison County:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,381
• One, attached: 61
• Two: 267
• 3 or 4: 348
• 5 to 9: 392
• 10 to 19: 482
• 20 or more: 597
• Mobile homes: 552
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Davison County with a mortgage: 2,011 (162 second mortgage, 204 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,541

Here:	56.6% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Davison County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 36 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/21/1962, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Davison County-area historical earthquake activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 75.6 miles away from Davison County center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.0 miles away from the 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 21.0 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 52.3 miles away from Davison County center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.8 miles away from Davison County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,408 (78%) Carpooled: 988 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Taxi: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 21 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 418 (4%) Other means: 34 (0%) Worked at home: 591 (6%)

8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,256 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.57%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.88% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($18,830 average AGI)
2.69% relocated from other states ($11,425 average AGI)

Davison County:	2.69%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Minnehaha County, SD	0.77% ($24,825 average AGI)
from Beadle County, SD	0.50% ($29,270)
from Charles Mix County, SD	0.39% ($16,379)
from Hanson County, SD	0.36% ($26,667)
from Aurora County, SD	0.34% ($24,320)
from Hutchinson County, SD	0.32% ($22,958)
from Brule County, SD	0.24% ($36,444)

8.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,390 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.48%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.58% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($16,435 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($10,956 average AGI)

Davison County:	2.91%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Minnehaha County, SD	1.70% ($26,960 average AGI)
to Beadle County, SD	0.27% ($25,300)
to Aurora County, SD	0.26% ($21,053)
to Pennington County, SD	0.24% ($32,333)
to Hutchinson County, SD	0.22% ($23,063)
to Lincoln County, SD	0.20% ($31,800)
to Hanson County, SD	0.19% ($22,286)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,553 (3,082 aged, 471 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,798 (3,938 male householders, 877 female householders)

  3,939 spouses, 5,426 children (4,910 natural, 137 adopted, 379 stepchildren), 78 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 76 other relatives, 339 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,266 (1,101 male householders (870 living alone)), 1,663 female householders (1,453 living alone)), 502 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 677 (310 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,185 2-persons, 1,028 3-persons, 917 4-persons, 490 5-persons, 124 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,323 1-person, 386 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

96.9% of residents of Davison County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $112,172,000 ($5901 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,444,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,529,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,497,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,905,000
Federal grants: $21,218,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,119,000 ($239,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,904,000 ($5,724,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $520,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,965,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,067,000

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

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-17 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.05 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

53% of Davison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in South Dakota.

Davison County:	52.9%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 14627
• Northeast: 271
• Midwest: 2586
• South: 331
• West: 717

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,200

Here:	13.7%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	4.5%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	46.7%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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