Douglas County, South Dakota (SD)

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County population in July 2007: 3,018 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,070
Renter-occupied apartments: 251

% of renters here:	19%
State:	32%

Land area: 434 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Douglas County: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 24%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Douglas County, South Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,315
County population in 2003: 3,311
Jobs in 2003: 1,226

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,813
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.8%

Average household size:

Douglas County:	2.5 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,049 ($28,478 in 1999)

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

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $236 (lower quartile is $186, upper quartile is $301)

This county:	$236
State:	$436

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,933 (it was $40,500 in 2000)

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

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $29,568 - $107,501

Mean price in 2007:

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

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,024
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $269

Institutionalized population: 108

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

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2004 Presidential Election results in Douglas County South Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $805 (2.0%)

Douglas County household income distribution in 2007

Douglas County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

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 .

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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

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	2.6%
South Dakota:	2.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 11

Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes

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

Douglas County marital status for females

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

Religon statistics

Total adherents: 3,875
Total congregations: 18

Adherents

Name	Christian Reformed Church in North America	Lutheran Church	Reformed Church in America	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	944 (24.4%)	728 (18.8%)	630 (16.3%)	468 (12.1%)	1,105 (28.5%)
Congregations	3 (16.7%)	3 (16.7%)	3 (16.7%)	1 (5.6%)	8 (44.4%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Agriculture in Douglas County
Average size of farms: 601 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $157793
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $88.97
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $137737
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 67.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $115446
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.16
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.90%
Corn for grain: 50164 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7612 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 55094 harvested acres

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

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
Construction (11%)
Educational services (6%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Public administration (3%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (30%)
Educational services (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (30%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (43%)
Netherlands (36%)
Italy (21%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Douglas County (%):

German (43%)
Dutch (37%)
Irish (4%)
Norwegian (3%)
United States or American (3%)
Czech (2%)
English (2%)

Douglas County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

107 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,548.

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.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Douglas County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Douglas County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Douglas County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 30.29
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8270.220
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 333.230
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 15722.51

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1027.500
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1511.030
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 30.22

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28.15
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 30.22

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,350

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 186

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

Deaths: 221

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

Net international migration: 0

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

Net internal migration: -106

Here:	-32 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Douglas County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 47
1990 to 1994: 42
1980 to 1989: 75
1970 to 1979: 193
1960 to 1969: 130
1950 to 1959: 132
1940 to 1949: 124
1939 or earlier: 708

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Douglas County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 36 4 rooms: 110 5 rooms: 206 6 rooms: 226 7 rooms: 203 8 rooms: 133 9+ rooms: 146

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Douglas County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 64 5 rooms: 52 6 rooms: 34 7 rooms: 31 8 rooms: 19 9+ rooms: 14

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Douglas County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 41 2 bedrooms: 242 3 bedrooms: 412 4 bedrooms: 306 5+ bedrooms: 65

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Douglas County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 102 3 bedrooms: 51 4 bedrooms: 41 5+ bedrooms: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Douglas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 209 2 vehicles: 452 3 vehicles: 248 4 vehicles: 75 5+ vehicles: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Douglas County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 23 1 vehicle: 125 2 vehicles: 63 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 9 5+ vehicles: 2

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49.5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32.3%) Electricity (17.0%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35.9%) Electricity (33.9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26.7%) Other fuel (1.6%) Utility gas (1.2%) Wood (0.8%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 113

Here:	24.7%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33

Here:	12.8%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	18.9%
South Dakota:	17.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Douglas County government finances in 2004:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $858,000
Financial Administration: $223,000

Police Protection: $95,000

Central Staff Services: $75,000

General Public Buildings: $74,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $59,000

Health Services - Other: $30,000

Natural Resources - Other: $24,000

Own Hospitals: $10,000

Other Hospitals: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000

General - Other: $5,000

Private Transit Subsidies: $4,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $154,000
General: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $41,000
Interest Earnings: $14,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $934,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000
General Support: $6,000

All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $1,130,000
Motor Vehicle License: $288,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $497,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Douglas County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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