Hyde County, South Dakota (SD)

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County population in July 2007: 1,465 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 486
Renter-occupied apartments: 193

% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

Land area: 861 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Hyde County: 72.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (28.8%), Educational,health and social services (25.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 50%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 26%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Hyde County, South Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
American Indian (8.4%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	42.2 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 844	(50.5%)
Females: 827	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,853
County population in 2003: 1,603
Jobs in 2003: 701

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Total labor force in 2004: 829
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.3%

Average household size:

Hyde County:	2.4 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,280 ($31,103 in 1999)

This county:	$38,280
South Dakota:	$43,424

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $244 (lower quartile is $202, upper quartile is $293)

This county:	$244
State:	$436

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,721 (it was $39,200 in 2000)

Hyde County:	$66,721
South Dakota:	$118,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,604 - $122,257

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $111,999
Here: $111,999
State: $160,328

In 2-unit structures: $112,474
Here: $112,474
State: $184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $15,461
Here: $15,461
State: $114,786

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $9,576
Here: $9,576
State: $117,332

Mobile homes: $23,526
Here: $23,526
State: $34,151

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,096
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $286

Institutionalized population: 37

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $129,600

2004 Presidential Election results in Hyde County South Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $711 (1.8%)

Hyde County household income distribution in 2007

Hyde County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.3%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hyde 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 $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Highmore.

Neighboring counties: Buffalo County , Faulk County , Hand County , Hughes County , Lyman County , Potter County , Sully County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Hyde County include: Edwin Church (A), Sedgwick Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Highmore Cemetery (1), Bohemian Cemetery (2), Pleasant View Cemetery (3), Spring Lake Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mitchell Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Marshy Lake (C), Thomas Lake (D), Ambrose, Lake (E), Rezac Lake (F), Rice Lake (G), Baloun Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Medicine Creek (A), Baloun Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	3.7%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 20
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (100% naturalized citizens)

Hyde County:	0.3%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.7%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 644
One, attached: 11
Two: 5
3 or 4: 13
5 to 9: 10
10 to 19: 3
20 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 81

Housing units in Hyde County with a mortgage: 87 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 207

Here:	29.6% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,283
Total congregations: 6
Religions in Hyde County - Highmore

Agriculture in Hyde County
Average size of farms: 2507 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $122032
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $52.16
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: 78.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $118243
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.80%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $122996
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.11
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.25%
Corn for grain: 5458 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 17605 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4252 harvested acres

Hyde County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 4.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Hyde County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 92% 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 25.2 miles away from Hyde 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 73.1 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 40.6 miles away from the 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 63.2 miles away from Hyde County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
Construction (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (22%)
Health care (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Data processing and other information services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (33%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (60%)
Other Northern Europe (40%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hyde County (%):

German (38%)
Norwegian (12%)
United States or American (8%)
Irish (8%)
English (8%)
Czech (4%)
Dutch (2%)

Hyde County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 477 (61%)
Carpooled: 68 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 76 (10%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 161 (20%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

37 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,580.

5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.03%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in South Dakota.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

8.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,740 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.38%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.86% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($21,700 average AGI)
2.51% relocated to other states ($10,040 average AGI)
Hyde County: 2.51%
South Dakota average: 3.78%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Births per 1000 population in Hyde County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Hyde County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hyde County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 359 (341 aged, 18 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 991.330
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1486.990

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 62.31
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 61.96

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,634

In family households: 1,399 (415 male householders, 45 female householders)
379 spouses, 519 children (495 natural, 13 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 12 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 235 (90 male householders (77 living alone)), 130 female householders (127 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 37 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 222 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 204 1-person, 14 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

91.0% of residents of Hyde County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $18,236,000 ($11299 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $119,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,010,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,192,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,179,000
Federal grants: $3,520,000
Federal procurement contracts: $78,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $257,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $75,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $251,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,540,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 99

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 132

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

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -18

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hyde County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 19
1980 to 1989: 46
1970 to 1979: 114
1960 to 1969: 92
1950 to 1959: 77
1940 to 1949: 40
1939 or earlier: 354

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hyde County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 64 5 rooms: 106 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 95 8 rooms: 50 9+ rooms: 72

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hyde County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 46 6 rooms: 31 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 22 9+ rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hyde County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 97 3 bedrooms: 223 4 bedrooms: 109 5+ bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hyde County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 31 2 bedrooms: 64 3 bedrooms: 69 4 bedrooms: 23 5+ bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Hyde County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 113 2 vehicles: 208 3 vehicles: 82 4 vehicles: 54 5+ vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Hyde County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 80 2 vehicles: 65 3 vehicles: 18 4 vehicles: 4 5+ vehicles: 10

70% of Hyde 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, 77% lived in South Dakota.

Hyde County:	69.7%
State average:	56.2%

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

This state: 1397
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 161
South: 37
West: 57

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45.5%) Electricity (35.4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17.5%) Other fuel (1.2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44.0%) Electricity (28.5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21.2%) Other fuel (3.6%) Utility gas (1.6%) No fuel used (1.0%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	1.6%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	3.8%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	6.7%
South Dakota:	17.8%

Educational Attainment

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.)

Hyde County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $92,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $431,000
Regular Highways: $430,000

Financial Administration: $134,000

Natural Resources - Other: $93,000

Central Staff Services: $85,000

Police Protection: $60,000

General Public Buildings: $58,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $50,000

Libraries: $37,000

Fire Protection: $21,000

Parks & Recreation: $17,000

Welfare - Other: $11,000

Corrections - Other: $11,000

Health Services - Other: $8,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $342,000
Highways: $8,000

General Support: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $352,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $276,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $76,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue, NEC: $14,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,225,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $48,000
General Support: $9,000

All Other: $4,000

Health & Hospitals: $1,000
Tax - Property: $900,000
Motor Vehicle License: $178,000

NEC: $12,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $528,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Hyde County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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