Hughes County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Public administration (23.3%), Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Hughes County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	37.5 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 7,923	(48.1%)
Females: 8,558	(51.9%)

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Hughes County:	2.4 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$52,886
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$432
State:	$436

Hughes County:	$136,451
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $164,473

Here:	$164,473
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $203,516

Here:	$203,516
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $182,977

Here:	$182,977
State:	$184,406

Mobile homes: $35,449

Here:	$35,449
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: 7
• Thefts: 16
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	2.4%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hughes County is $405 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $500 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pierre, Blunt, Harrold.

Neighboring counties: Hyde County , Lyman County , Stanley County , Sully County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Shopping Center: Pierre Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Chapelle Cemetery (1), Blunt Cemetery (2), Medicine Hill Cemetery (3), Calvary Cemetery (4), Saint John Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Hipple Lake (A), Swanson Lake (B), Lake Chesley (C), Lake Arikara (D), Woodruff Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Joe Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Mush Creek (C), Dry Run (D), Chaney Rush Creek (E), Chapelle Creek (F), Cherry Creek (G), Medicine Knoll Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hughes County include: West Bend Recreation Area (1), East Shore Recreation Area (2), Le Framboise Island Recreation Area (3), De Grey Recreation Area (4), Pierre Marina Recreational Area (5), Woodruff Lake State Game Area (6), Tailrace Recreation Area (7), Oahe Mission Recreation Area (8), Farm Island Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.2%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 183
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 210 (41% naturalized citizens)

Hughes County:	1.3%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 11.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,012
• One, attached: 55
• Two: 232
• 3 or 4: 255
• 5 to 9: 521
• 10 to 19: 253
• 20 or more: 614
• Mobile homes: 1,108
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Hughes County with a mortgage: 2,247 (301 second mortgage, 297 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,014

Here:	68.9% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Hughes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near South Dakota state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/23/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hughes County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Dakota state average. It is 95% 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 39.7 miles away from Hughes 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 94.3 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 69.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1998 at 16:28:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.3 miles away from Hughes County center
On 7/26/2002 at 08:32:17, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from the 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: 6,863 (78%) Carpooled: 1,229 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 320 (4%) Other means: 21 (0%) Worked at home: 338 (4%)

7.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,112 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.80%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.07% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($18,738 average AGI)
2.74% relocated from other states ($14,374 average AGI)

Hughes County:	2.74%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Stanley County, SD	1.02% ($32,588 average AGI)
from Pennington County, SD	0.62% ($24,707)
from Minnehaha County, SD	0.56% ($31,270)
from Brown County, SD	0.23% ($33,533)
from Brookings County, SD	0.21% ($35,714)
from Davison County, SD	0.17% ($18,182)
from Lincoln County, SD	0.17% ($35,182)

8.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,522 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.23%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.39% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($22,591 average AGI)
2.84% relocated to other states ($13,929 average AGI)

Hughes County:	2.84%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Stanley County, SD	1.03% ($37,391 average AGI)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.82% ($33,418)
to Pennington County, SD	0.67% ($42,000)
to Brookings County, SD	0.27% ($32,778)
to Brown County, SD	0.21% ($53,143)
to Davison County, SD	0.18% ($26,083)
to Lawrence County, SD	0.18% ($34,833)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,356 (2,095 aged, 261 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,253 (3,613 male householders, 737 female householders)

  3,640 spouses, 4,800 children (4,361 natural, 148 adopted, 291 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 59 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 109 other relatives, 174 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,450 (985 male householders (815 living alone)), 1,187 female householders (1,115 living alone)), 278 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 778 (714 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,052 2-persons, 905 3-persons, 843 4-persons, 381 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,930 1-person, 202 2-persons, 40 3-persons.

95.5% of residents of Hughes County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $335,418,000 ($19996 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,192,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,897,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,284,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,028,000
Federal grants: $232,388,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,270,000 ($1,327,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,551,000 ($6,301,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,549,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,429,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,654,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.32 millions of gallons per day (72% from ground, 28% from surface)

Here:	6.8
State:	6.3

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

58% of Hughes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in South Dakota.

Hughes County:	58.1%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 12355
• Northeast: 160
• Midwest: 2325
• South: 430
• West: 948

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000

Here:	5.9%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	3.1%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	14.2%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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