County population in 2016: 17,814 (75% urban, 25% rural); it was 16,481 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,109 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,602 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,310 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,355 (it was 2,202 in 2000)
% of renters here:
34%
State:
32%
Land area: 741 sq. mi.
Water area: 59.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 24 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Hughes County: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (25.9%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (18.1%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $61,637 ($42,970 in 1999)
This county:
$61,637
South Dakota:
$54,467
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $520 (lower quartile is $389, upper quartile is $668)
This county:
$520
State:
$601
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $186,990 (it was $86,900 in 2000)
Hughes:
$186,990
South Dakota:
$160,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $131,136 - $257,122
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $218,924
Here:
$218,924
State:
$188,004
Townhouses or other attached units: $242,846
Here:
$242,846
State:
$199,867
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,039
Here:
$131,039
State:
$125,675
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,508
Here:
$136,508
State:
$136,653
Mobile homes: $155,344
Here:
$155,344
State:
$55,898
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,273 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $503
Institutionalized population: 681
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
Health of residents in Hughes County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average. 73.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average. 41.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average. 59.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average. Average weight of males is 202 pounds. This is more than average. Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,254 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,574 (1.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 8.4%
Hughes County:
8.4%
South Dakota:
13.3%
(4.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 71.6% for Black residents, 40.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 37.6% for American Indian residents, 1.6% for other race residents, 27.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 38.5 years old
(Males: 37.6 years old, Females: 40.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.9 years old, Black residents: 27.8 years old, American Indian residents: 29.3 years old, Asian residents: 53.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.2 years old, Other race residents: 31.5 years old)
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.
Current college students: 183 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 244 (28.7% naturalized citizens)
Hughes County:
1.4%
Whole state:
3.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 0
2000 to 2009: 87
1990 to 1999: 63
1980 to 1989: 18
1970 to 1979: 22
Before 1970: 58
Note: State values scaled to Hughes County 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 structures:
One, detached: 4,811
One, attached: 165
Two: 115
3 or 4: 431
5 to 9: 455
10 to 19: 372
20 to 49: 362
50 or more: 403
Mobile homes: 875
Housing units in Hughes County with a mortgage: 2,730 (19 second mortgage, 230 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,850
Here:
66.7% with mortgage
State:
56.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Hughes County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
5,280
11
Evangelical Protestant
4,545
19
Catholic
2,822
3
Other
410
3
None
3,965
-
Hughes 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: 4
Hughes County:
2.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
0.29 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
Hughes County:
8.89 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
6.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
This county:
10.07 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Hughes County:
8.2%
South Dakota:
7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Hughes County:
28.3%
State:
27.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
19.0%
State:
14.9%
Agriculture in Hughes County:
Average size of farms: 1425 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $82,993 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $103.38 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.02% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $89,789 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.59% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $116,980 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.56% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.54 Corn for grain: 11081 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 23599 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 5812 harvested acres Vegetables: 78 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Hughes County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 53% 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 517.6 miles away from Hughes 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 39.7 miles away from the 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 305.6 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 130.5 miles away from the county center On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 285.5 miles away from Hughes County center On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 287.5 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 17, 2015 to June 24, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4233: July 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4233, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 19, 2013 to June 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4137: August 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4137, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
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 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 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
South Dakota Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 13, 1995 to February 10, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1045: March 14, 1995, FEMA Id: 1045, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hughes County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Winter Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Management occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
Legal occupations (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (31%)
Philippines (28%)
Canada (12%)
Brazil (9%)
Croatia (8%)
Germany (5%)
Burma (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hughes County (%):
German (30%)
Norwegian (6%)
Irish (6%)
American (6%)
Danish (3%)
Swedish (2%)
Polish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 8,254 (82.7%)
Carpooled: 1,013 (10.1%)
Bus or trolley bus: 79 (0.8%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 33 (0.3%)
Bicycle: 5 (0.1%)
Walked: 332 (3.3%)
Worked at home: 275 (2.8%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Hughes County, South Dakota in 2000:
323 people in nursing homes
198 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
187 people in state prisons
41 people in other nonhousehold living situations
12 people in religious group quarters
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in homes for the mentally ill
People in group quarters in Hughes County, South Dakota in 2010:
529 people in state prisons
152 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
34 people in group homes intended for adults
24 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
19 people in college/university student housing
14 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $60,742.
8.73% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,252 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.73%
South Dakota average:
7.96%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.11% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($18,694 average AGI)
3.62% relocated from other states ($13,558 average AGI)
Hughes County:
3.62%
South Dakota average:
3.76%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
8.19% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,966 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.19%
South Dakota average:
7.77%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.00% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($20,754 average AGI)
3.19% relocated to other states ($14,212 average AGI)
Hughes County:
3.19%
South Dakota average:
3.55%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hughes County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,408 (2,112 aged, 296 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 346 (9%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hughes County, South Dakota in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (113)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (110)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (85)
Congestive heart failure (53)
Unspecified dementia (49)
Pneumonia, unspecified (48)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (46)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.96 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,400 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 984 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 27,716
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,215 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 693 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 59 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 113
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 18
Household type by relationship:
Households: 17,814
In family households: 13,095 (2,289 male householders, 1,779 female householders)
3,443 spouses, 4,693 children (4,410 natural, 108 adopted, 169 stepchildren), 299 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 85 other relatives, 341 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,535 (1,746 male householders (1,596 living alone)), 1,472 female householders (1,382 living alone)), 313 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,184
Size of family households: 1,969 2-persons, 732 3-persons, 851 4-persons, 307 5-persons, 159 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.
3,088 married couples with children.
675 single-parent households (274 men, 401 women).
95.5% of residents of Hughes speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (15% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well, 77% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $335,418,000 ($19,996 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,066
Here:
63 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 793
Here:
47 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +72
Here:
+4 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +73
Here:
+4 per 1000 residents
State:
-1 per 1000 residents
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)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.1
State:
6.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.8
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 181
2010 to 2013: 248
2000 to 2009: 887
1990 to 1999: 995
1980 to 1989: 746
1970 to 1979: 1,737
1960 to 1969: 860
1950 to 1959: 1,030
1940 to 1949: 218
1939 or earlier: 1,068
Note: State values scaled to Hughes population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Hughes County, South Dakota
Note: State values scaled to Hughes County population
no vehicle: 56
1 vehicle: 834
2 vehicles: 1,858
3 vehicles: 1,293
4 vehicles: 393
5+ vehicles: 153
no vehicle: 555
1 vehicle: 1,339
2 vehicles: 653
3 vehicles: 100
4 vehicles: 79
5+ vehicles: 0
83% of Hughes County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in South Dakota.
Hughes County:
82.6%
State average:
84.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,417
Other state: 5,051
Northeast: 401
Midwest: 2,814
South: 647
West: 1,200
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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