Douglas County, South Dakota (SD)

Back to: South Dakota, South Dakota smaller cities, South Dakota smallest towns, All US cities.

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

Please wait while loading the map...

% of renters here:	19%
State:	32%

We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (27.0%), Educational,health and social services (24.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Douglas County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	41.8 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 1,686	(48.8%)
Females: 1,772	(51.2%)

Discuss Douglas County, South Dakota on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users

Douglas County:	2.5 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,049
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$236
State:	$436

Douglas County:	$68,933
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $101,411

Here:	$101,411
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $145,499

Here:	$145,499
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $81,231

Here:	$81,231
State:	$184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $15,577

Here:	$15,577
State:	$114,786

Mobile homes: $37,603

Here:	$37,603
State:	$34,151

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

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

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Douglas 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: Armour, Corsica, Delmont, New Holland, Harrison.

Neighboring counties: Aurora County , Charles Mix County , Davison County , Hutchinson County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Douglas County: Valley (A), Delmont Country Club (B), Grandview Townhall (C), Joubert Townhall (D), Walnut Grove Townhall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Douglas County include: Immanuel Church (A), Ebenezer Church (B), Saint Peters Church (C), Saint John Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Grandview Cemetery (1), Zion Cemetery (2), Hope Cemetery (3), Neusatz Cemetery (4), New Holland Cemetery (5), Old Ebenezer Cemetery (6), Old Missouri Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Joubert Lake (A), New Holland Lake (B), Corsica Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Douglas County: Corsica City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.4%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 41
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 14 (100% naturalized citizens)

Douglas County:	0.4%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,285
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 5
• 3 or 4: 18
• 5 to 9: 30
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 or more: 15
• Mobile homes: 78

Housing units in Douglas County with a mortgage: 189 (9 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 418

Here:	31.1% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Douglas 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 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/14/1962, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people

Douglas 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 78.2 miles away from Douglas 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 50.1 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 29.4 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 72.6 miles away from Douglas County center
On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.3 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 63.4 miles away from Douglas 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: 964 (60%) Carpooled: 135 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 168 (11%) Other means: 6 (0%) Worked at home: 310 (19%)

3.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,405 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.71%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in South Dakota.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

7.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,205 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.48%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.69% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($24,966 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($5,239 average AGI)

Douglas County:	1.78%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Minnehaha County, SD	1.44% ($25,118 average AGI)
to Davison County, SD	1.27% ($52,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 802 (757 aged, 45 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 2,971 (867 male householders, 84 female householders)

  898 spouses, 1,064 children (1,012 natural, 22 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 22 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 379 (140 male householders (131 living alone)), 223 female householders (219 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 108 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 477 2-persons, 146 3-persons, 164 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 350 1-person, 10 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

93.1% of residents of Douglas County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (32% speak English very well, 61% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $25,536,000 ($7736 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $310,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,088,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,807,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,303,000
Federal grants: $4,738,000
Federal procurement contracts: $319,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,280,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,524,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,913,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,121,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-32 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)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	5.0
State:	4.1

73% of Douglas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in South Dakota.

Douglas County:	73.2%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 2974
• Northeast: 29
• Midwest: 348
• South: 36
• West: 43

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,300

Here:	24.7%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	12.8%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	18.9%
South Dakota:	17.8%

Back to: South Dakota, South Dakota smaller cities, South Dakota smallest towns, All US cities.