Fall River County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (31.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Fall River County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	45.5 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 3,900	(52.3%)
Females: 3,553	(47.7%)

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Fall River County:	2.2 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,468
South Dakota:	$43,424

Fall River County:	$84,671
South Dakota:	$118,700

This county:	$364
State:	$436

Fall River County:	$85,819
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $145,016

Here:	$145,016
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $93,840

Here:	$93,840
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $283,421

Here:	$283,421
State:	$184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $52,087

Here:	$52,087
State:	$114,786

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $135,630

Here:	$135,630
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $22,684

Here:	$22,684
State:	$34,151

This county:	13.6%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fall River County is $374 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $638 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hot Springs, Edgemont, Oelrichs.

Neighboring counties: Niobrara County, Wyoming , Custer County , Dawes County, Nebraska , Shannon County , Sioux County, Nebraska .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Fall River County: Fay Ranch (A), Fossil Point Picnic Area (B), Gull Ranch (C), Hay Ranch (D), Henderson Ranch (E), Barkley Ranch (F), J H Keith Memorial Picnic Area (G), Johnson Ranch (H), Bell Ranch (I), Landers Ranch (J), Line Camp (K), Miller Cabin (L), Phister Ranch (M), Robinson Ranch (N), Trotter Ranch (O), Marty Ranch (P), Chilson Station (Q), Wallace Ranch (R), Z R Ranch (S), Maverick Junction (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Hillside Cemetery (2), Hines Cemetery (3), Horsehead Cemetery (4), Duck Creek Cemetery (5), Buffalo Gap Cemetery (6), Edgemont Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Larive Lake (A), Angostura Reservoir (B), Fiddle Creek Reservoir (C), Bockert Reservoir (D), Wasserburger Pond (E), Cold Brook Lake (F), Cold Brook Reservoir (G), Cottonwood Springs Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Piney Creek (A), Lone Well Creek (B), Plains Creek (C), Long Branch Creek (D), Long Hollow Creek (E), Lame Johnny Creek (F), School Section Creek (G), Short Branch Creek (H), Softwater Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Fall River County include: Angostura Reservoir State Recreation Area (1), Fossil Cycad National Monument (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.3%
South Dakota:	2.7%

Current college students: 125
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 41 (85% naturalized citizens)

Fall River County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,392
• One, attached: 37
• Two: 85
• 3 or 4: 107
• 5 to 9: 137
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 or more: 210
• Mobile homes: 807
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Fall River County with a mortgage: 651 (50 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 635

Here:	50.6% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Fall River County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below South Dakota state average. It is 1.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/5/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,252 (72%) Carpooled: 445 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (1%) Walked: 156 (5%) Other means: 30 (1%) Worked at home: 236 (8%)

9.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.30%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.39% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($10,576 average AGI)
5.92% relocated from other states ($19,992 average AGI)

Fall River County:	5.92%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Pennington County, SD	1.08% ($23,793 average AGI)
from Custer County, SD	0.56% ($24,133)
from Dawes County, NE	0.48% ($27,846)

9.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,784 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.30%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.21% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($12,800 average AGI)
5.10% relocated to other states ($16,984 average AGI)

Fall River County:	5.10%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Pennington County, SD	1.53% ($34,024 average AGI)
to Custer County, SD	0.71% ($23,421)
to Lawrence County, SD	0.52% ($16,429)
to Dawes County, NE	0.37% ($31,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,008 (1,643 aged, 365 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,718 (1,642 male householders, 329 female householders)

  1,657 spouses, 1,749 children (1,528 natural, 93 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 58 other relatives, 126 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,270 (614 male householders (526 living alone)), 524 female householders (496 living alone)), 132 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 465 (409 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,096 2-persons, 372 3-persons, 267 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,022 1-person, 105 2-persons, 11 3-persons.

95.6% of residents of Fall River County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $89,496,000 ($12173 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,123,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,275,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,771,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,722,000
Federal grants: $13,167,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,204,000 ($469,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $24,358,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $408,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,191,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,785,000

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 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: 0.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

60% of Fall River County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in South Dakota.

Fall River County:	60.5%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 3814
• Northeast: 199
• Midwest: 1910
• South: 351
• West: 1103

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Here:	7.5%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	5.2%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	40.5%
South Dakota:	17.8%