Jackson County, South Dakota (SD)

Back to: South Dakota, South Dakota smaller cities, South Dakota smallest towns, All US cities.

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

Please wait while loading the map...

% of renters here:	36%
State:	32%

We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.5%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Jackson County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	30.6 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 1,456	(49.7%)
Females: 1,474	(50.3%)

Discuss Jackson County, South Dakota on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users

Jackson County:	3.1 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$29,470
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$265
State:	$436

Jackson County:	$54,636
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $181,269

Here:	$181,269
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $69,897

Here:	$69,897
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $213,700

Here:	$213,700
State:	$184,406

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $61,557

Here:	$61,557
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $35,599

Here:	$35,599
State:	$34,151

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $137,500

Here:	$137,500
State:	$101,720

This county:	36.5%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	17.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jackson County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kadoka, Wanblee, Interior, Belvidere, Cottonwood.

2005 air pollution in Jackson County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.069 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 9 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 5.4 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 11 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bennett County , Haakon County , Jones County , Mellette County , Pennington County , Shannon County , Todd County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jackson County: Headlee Ranch (A), Peterson Ranch (B), Pettijohn Ranch (C), Rock Ranch (D), Smith Ranch (E), South Dakota Range Experiment Station (F), Cedar Pass Campground (G), Word Ranch (H), Youman Ranch (I), Craven Ranch (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jackson County include: South Creek Church (A), Saint Peter Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Flat Top Cemetery (1), Native American Cemetery (2), Cottonwood Cemetery (3), Hawking Cemetery (4), Saint Ignatius Cemetery (5), Saint Joseph Cemetery (6), Belvedere Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bowman Pond (A), Poor Bear Lake (B), Rock Hill Pond (C), Boocke Reservoir (D), Badland Pond (E), Kadoka Lake (F), Wanblee Lake (G), West Weta 91 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Pearson Creek (A), Pine Springs Creek (B), Long Creek (C), Little Buffalo Creek (D), Settin Up Creek (E), Franklin Creek (F), Short Bow Creek (G), Sixteenmile Creek (H), Fish Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Longvalley Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.0%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 137
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 26 (46% naturalized citizens)

Jackson County:	0.9%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 790
• One, attached: 12
• Two: 38
• 3 or 4: 19
• 5 to 9: 7
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 or more: 18
• Mobile homes: 274
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Jackson County with a mortgage: 81 (5 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 199

Here:	28.9% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Jackson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 4.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Jackson County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/25/2003 at 07:32:33, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 47.6 miles away from Jackson County center
On 1/28/1990 at 04:59:59, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/20/1993 at 13:08:10, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.8 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 31.6 miles away from Jackson County center
On 3/2/1990 at 04:15:27, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.8 miles away from the county center
On 2/7/2007 at 10:35:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.9 miles away from Jackson 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: 599 (63%) Carpooled: 105 (11%) Walked: 81 (9%) Other means: 7 (1%) Worked at home: 158 (17%)

5.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,922 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.97% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($8,569 average AGI)
2.86% relocated from other states ($12,353 average AGI)

Jackson County:	2.86%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($20,074 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.84% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($12,132 average AGI)
1.80% relocated to other states ($7,941 average AGI)

Jackson County:	1.80%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Pennington County, SD

2.02% ($18,278 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 18.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 372 (328 aged, 44 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 2,602 (461 male householders, 211 female householders)

  476 spouses, 1,071 children (1,014 natural, 27 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 205 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 65 other relatives, 85 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 305 (144 male householders (127 living alone)), 128 female householders (117 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 23 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 232 2-persons, 116 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 244 1-person, 27 2-persons, 1 4-persons.

86.6% of residents of Jackson County speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
13.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $28,978,000 ($9992 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $132,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,378,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,646,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,878,000
Federal grants: $5,719,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,087,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,270,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $646,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,251,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,762,000

Here:	100 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-73 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

68% of Jackson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in South Dakota.

Jackson County:	68.3%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 2520
• Northeast: 45
• Midwest: 234
• South: 9
• West: 92

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

Here:	0.4%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	0.0%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	10.4%
South Dakota:	17.8%

Back to: South Dakota, South Dakota smaller cities, South Dakota smallest towns, All US cities.