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Industries providing employment: Public administration (23.3%), Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (12.5%).
Detached houses: $170,420Here:$170,420State:$158,814 Townhouses or other attached units: $94,217Here:$94,217State:$180,371 In 2-unit structures: $66,192Here:$66,192State:$197,622 Mobile homes: $60,813Here:$60,813State:$34,151
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 68.1% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 30.5%
McCain (Republican): 63.2% Obama (Democratic): 36.2%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,741 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,418 (1.2%)
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.
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Shopping Center: Pierre Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Blunt Cemetery (1), Medicine Hill Cemetery (2), Saint John Cemetery (3), Chapelle Cemetery (4), Calvary Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Hipple Lake (A), Gumbo Flat (B), Woodruff Lake (C), Swanson Lake (D), Lake Chesley (E), Lake Arikara (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Run (A), Cherry Creek (B), Chaney Rush Creek (C), Chapelle Creek (D), Joe Creek (E), Mush Creek (F), Medicine Knoll Creek (G), Spring Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hughes County include: Oahe Mission Recreation Area (1), Farm Island Recreation Area (2), East Shore Recreation Area (3), Spring Creek Recreation Area (4), Woodruff Lake State Game Area (5), Tailrace Recreation Area (6), De Grey Recreation Area (7), Pierre Marina Recreational Area (8), Le Framboise Island Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Pierre Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Blunt Cemetery (1), Medicine Hill Cemetery (2), Saint John Cemetery (3), Chapelle Cemetery (4), Calvary Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Hipple Lake (A), Gumbo Flat (B), Woodruff Lake (C), Swanson Lake (D), Lake Chesley (E), Lake Arikara (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Run (A), Cherry Creek (B), Chaney Rush Creek (C), Chapelle Creek (D), Joe Creek (E), Mush Creek (F), Medicine Knoll Creek (G), Spring Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Hughes County include: Oahe Mission Recreation Area (1), Farm Island Recreation Area (2), East Shore Recreation Area (3), Spring Creek Recreation Area (4), Woodruff Lake State Game Area (5), Tailrace Recreation Area (6), De Grey Recreation Area (7), Pierre Marina Recreational Area (8), Le Framboise Island Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Hyde County , Lyman County , Stanley County , Sully County .
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.5%
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
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7.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,112 average adjusted gross income)
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%
8.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,522 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5
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%
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
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).
Population growth in Hughes County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.32 millions of gallons per day (72% from ground, 28% from surface)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
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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.)
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Corrections - Other: $899,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $529,000
Police Protection: $516,000
General - Other: $494,000
Financial Administration: $370,000
Central Staff Services: $325,000
General Public Buildings: $198,000
Health Services - Other: $137,000
Natural Resources - Other: $102,000
Fire Protection: $61,000
Welfare - Other: $34,000
Parks & Recreation: $19,000
Libraries: $6,000
All Other: $27,000
General Revenue, NEC: $105,000
Rents: $15,000
Property Sale Other: $4,000
General Support: $92,000
Health & Hospitals: $24,000
Motor Vehicle License: $318,000
NEC: $107,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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