Kingsbury County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Manufacturing (18.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Kingsbury County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	42.7 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 2,852	(49.0%)
Females: 2,963	(51.0%)

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Kingsbury County:	2.3 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,476
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$306
State:	$436

Kingsbury County:	$81,699
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $124,348

Here:	$124,348
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $102,705

Here:	$102,705
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $212,450

Here:	$212,450
State:	$184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,308

Here:	$93,308
State:	$114,786

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $57,453

Here:	$57,453
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $44,384

Here:	$44,384
State:	$34,151

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 21
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 24
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kingsbury County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.

Cities in this county include: De Smet, Arlington, Lake Preston, Iroquois, Oldham, Badger, Erwin, Hetland, Bancroft.

Neighboring counties: Beadle County , Brookings County , Clark County , Hamlin County , Lake County , Miner County , Sanborn County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Kingsbury County include: Clara Church (A), North Preston Church (B), West Bethany Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Spring Lake Church (E), Spirit Lake Church (F), Saint Peters Church (G), Lake Whitewood Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: United Cemetery (1), Johnson Cemetery (2), Hinderlie Cemetery (3), Clara Cemetery (4), LeSueur Cemetery (5), Nielsen Cemetery (6), Nordland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Plum Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Mud Lake (C), Spirit Lake (D), Thompson, Lake (E), Thisted, Lake (F), Albert, Lake (G), Twin Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Kingsbury County: Arnold State Public Shooting Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.9%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 97
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 34 (53% naturalized citizens)

Kingsbury County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,159
• One, attached: 14
• Two: 22
• 3 or 4: 111
• 5 to 9: 96
• 10 to 19: 59
• 20 or more: 26
• Mobile homes: 235
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Kingsbury County with a mortgage: 477 (25 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 687

Here:	41.0% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Kingsbury County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/24/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused $3 million in damages.

Kingsbury County-area historical earthquake activity is near South Dakota state average. It is 94% 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 96.8 miles away from Kingsbury 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 64.2 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 65.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 21.0 miles away from Kingsbury 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 37.2 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: 1,827 (68%) Carpooled: 337 (13%) Bicycle: 10 (0%) Walked: 188 (7%) Other means: 18 (1%) Worked at home: 305 (11%)

5.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.74%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.28% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($20,205 average AGI)
1.46% relocated from other states ($12,533 average AGI)

Kingsbury County:	1.46%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Brookings County, SD	1.27% ($30,296 average AGI)
from Minnehaha County, SD	1.08% ($24,783)

6.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,746 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.62%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.04% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($24,211 average AGI)
1.59% relocated to other states ($6,535 average AGI)

Kingsbury County:	1.59%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Brookings County, SD	1.54% ($32,545 average AGI)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.65% ($36,571)
to Beadle County, SD	0.51% ($23,364)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,504 (1,393 aged, 111 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,805 (1,444 male householders, 181 female householders)

  1,408 spouses, 1,627 children (1,537 natural, 35 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 10 other relatives, 60 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 830 (367 male householders (344 living alone)), 413 female householders (403 living alone)), 50 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 180 (169 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 870 2-persons, 259 3-persons, 281 4-persons, 148 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 747 1-person, 20 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

97.3% of residents of Kingsbury County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $47,760,000 ($8722 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,373,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,855,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,302,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,861,000
Federal grants: $4,126,000
Federal procurement contracts: $608,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,008,000 ($651,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,886,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,438,000
Federal Government insurance: $50,100,000

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	92 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.50 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

66% of Kingsbury County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in South Dakota.

Kingsbury County:	66.1%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 4719
• Northeast: 45
• Midwest: 692
• South: 105
• West: 206

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,200

Here:	5.4%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	1.5%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	8.0%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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