County population in 2016: 3,383 (all rural); it was 3,741 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 437 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 655 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,143 Renter-occupied apartments: 402 (it was 400 in 2000)
% of renters here:
26%
State:
32%
Land area: 1437 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile (very low).
March 2019 cost of living index in Hand County: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (50.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.1%), Educational, health and social services (12.1%).
Estimated median household income in 2017: $56,725 ($32,377 in 1999)
This county:
$56,725
South Dakota:
$56,521
Median contract rent in 2017 for apartments: $411 (lower quartile is $337, upper quartile is $495)
This county:
$411
State:
$621
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $104,665 (it was $46,400 in 2000)
Hand:
$104,665
South Dakota:
$167,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,065 - $151,103 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,098 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $424
Institutionalized population: 53
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: 3
Thefts: 4
Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,147 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $905 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 5.6%
Hand County:
5.6%
South Dakota:
13.0%
(5.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Median age of residents in 2017: 48.3 years old
(Males: 47.4 years old, Females: 49.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.0 years old, American Indian residents: 36.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 87.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hand 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 $639 a month.
Current college students: 33 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 7 (118.1% naturalized citizens)
Hand County:
0.2%
Whole state:
3.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
01980 to 1989
51970 to 1979
27Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.6%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,527
One, attached: 30
Two: 21
3 or 4: 18
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 54
20 or more: 82
Mobile homes: 133
Housing units in Hand County with a mortgage: 374 (2 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 705
Here:
34.7% with mortgage
State:
55.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Hand County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
1,157
3
Mainline Protestant
909
4
Evangelical Protestant
183
5
Other
46
1
None
1,136
-
Hand County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Hand County:
3.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
Hand County:
3.06 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
6.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
This county:
9.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Hand County:
9.6%
South Dakota:
7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Hand County:
28.5%
State:
27.7%
Agriculture in Hand County:
Average size of farms: 1809 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $160,294 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $77.51 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: 65.79% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $140,024 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.11% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.14% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $129,414 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.75% Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.47 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.23% Corn for grain: 59030 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 52504 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 69371 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Hand County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Dakota state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 574.7 miles away from Hand County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage 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 31.2 miles away from the county center On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 163.3 miles away from the 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 123.2 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 58.0 miles away from Hand County center On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 362.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Most recent natural disasters:
South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 11, 2011 to July 22, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1984: May 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 1984, Natural disaster type: Flood
South Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2010 to July 30, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1938: September 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1938, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 10, 2010 to June 20, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1915: May 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1915, Natural disaster type: Flood
South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 20, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1887: March 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1887, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
South Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 02, 2008 to June 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1774: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1774, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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: 1620, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
South Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 06, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3234: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3234, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
South Dakota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 03, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1173: April 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1173, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South Dakota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to January 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1156: January 10, 1997, FEMA Id: 1156, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
South Dakota Severe Storms, Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 1995 to June 20, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1052: May 26, 1995, FEMA Id: 1052, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hand County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 7, Winter Storms: 4, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (10%)
Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Transportation occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Management occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Canada (57%)
Korea (29%)
England (0%)
Scotland (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Norway (0%)
German (47%)
American (9%)
Norwegian (6%)
English (5%)
Irish (5%)
Scottish (3%)
Dutch (2%)
67 people in nursing homes
3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
53 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
8 people in group homes intended for adultsAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $68,214.
3.13% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,643 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.13%
South Dakota average:
7.74%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.13% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($43,643 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($31,024 average AGI)
Hand County:
1.79%
South Dakota average:
3.70%
3.84% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,635 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.84%
South Dakota average:
7.66%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.84% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($44,635 average AGI)
1.55% relocated to other states ($17,615 average AGI)
Hand County:
1.55%
South Dakota average:
3.63%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.5
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 8.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hand County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 898 (852 aged, 46 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 76 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hand County, South Dakota in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (36)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (34)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (30)
Congestive heart failure (21)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (17)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (14)
Pneumonia, unspecified (12)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 29.37 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,954 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,292 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,197
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,270 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,391
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 60
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 60
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,383
In family households: 2,652 (491 male householders, 426 female householders)
797 spouses, 859 children (843 natural, 3 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 5 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 670 (300 male householders (263 living alone)), 295 female householders (289 living alone)), 73 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 63
Size of family households: 518 2-persons, 198 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 554 1-person, 18 2-persons, 24 3-persons.
549 married couples with children.
122 single-parent households (28 men, 94 women).
All residents speak only English at home
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,402,000 ($17,446 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $213,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $8,280,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,686,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $23,056,000 Federal grants: $22,296,000 Federal procurement contracts: $200,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $885,000 ($49,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $394,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $728,000 Federal Government insurance: $43,819,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 150
Here:
45 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 249
Here:
75 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +5
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -330
Here:
-100 per 1000 residents
State:
-1 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.0
State:
6.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.2
Year house built in Hand County, South Dakota
02014 or later
992010 to 2013
1612000 to 2009
981990 to 1999
981980 to 1989
3171970 to 1979
1981960 to 1969
1921950 to 1959
1151940 to 1949
5771939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Hand County, South Dakota
Cars and other vehicles available in Hand County in owner-occupied houses/condos
6no vehicle
2301 vehicle
3622 vehicles
2473 vehicles
1314 vehicles
995+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Hand County in renter-occupied apartments
54no vehicle
2081 vehicle
1102 vehicles
353 vehicles
254 vehicles
165+ vehicles
95.0% of Hand County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in South Dakota.
Hand County:
95.0%
State average:
84.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,748
Other state: 616
Northeast: 28
Midwest: 344
South: 62
West: 186
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Hand County
(50.8%)
(49.2%)
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