McCook County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.6%), Manufacturing (11.2%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in McCook County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	38.6 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 2,908	(49.9%)
Females: 2,924	(50.1%)

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McCook County:	2.6 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,564
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$355
State:	$436

McCook County:	$109,953
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $131,762

Here:	$131,762
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $76,672

Here:	$76,672
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $187,456

Here:	$187,456
State:	$184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,795

Here:	$70,795
State:	$114,786

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $135,426

Here:	$135,426
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $51,578

Here:	$51,578
State:	$34,151

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500

Here:	$27,500
State:	$101,720

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 31
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 20
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Area name: Sioux Falls, SD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McCook County is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $621 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.

Cities in this county include: Salem, Canistota, Bridgewater, Montrose, Spencer.

Neighboring counties: Hanson County , Hutchinson County , Lake County , Miner County , Minnehaha County , Turner County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in McCook County: Center (A), Pearl Townhall (B), Sun Prairie Township Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in McCook County include: Riverside Church (A), Ramsey Church (B), Immanuel Church (C), Sun Prairie Church (D), Evangelical Church (E), Spring Valley Church (F), Salem Lutheran Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hillside Cemetery (1), Wildwood Cemetery (2), Montrose Cemetery (3), Olsen Cemetery (4), Pioneer Cemetery (5), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (6), Pleasant Prairie Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Tschetter Slough (A), Macke Lake (B), Lions Lake (C), Gross Lake (D), Schimmel Slough (E), Tuschen Slough (F), Lehrman Slough (G), East Vermillion Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Little Vermillion River (A), Battle Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in McCook County include: Lehrman Slough State Public Shooting Area (1), Ediger State Public Shooting Area (2), Tschetter Slough State Public Shooting Area (3), Gross Lake State Public Shooting Area (4), Forsch Lake State Public Shooting Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.1%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 140
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 42 (19% naturalized citizens)

McCook County:	0.7%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,993
• One, attached: 14
• Two: 25
• 3 or 4: 124
• 5 to 9: 26
• 10 to 19: 18
• 20 or more: 32
• Mobile homes: 147
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in McCook County with a mortgage: 540 (45 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 560

Here:	49.1% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

McCook County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 5.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 152 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/30/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 150 people and caused $18 million in damages.

McCook County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Dakota state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.4 miles away from McCook 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 55.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.9 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 80.8 miles away from McCook County center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.7 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 63.9 miles away from McCook County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,919 (70%) Carpooled: 354 (13%) Bicycle: 11 (0%) Walked: 147 (5%) Other means: 28 (1%) Worked at home: 302 (11%)

6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.18%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.57% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($23,877 average AGI)
1.62% relocated from other states ($9,992 average AGI)

McCook County:	1.62%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Minnehaha County, SD

2.00% ($33,238 average AGI)

8.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,705 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.07%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.29% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($23,393 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($7,312 average AGI)

McCook County:	1.77%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Minnehaha County, SD	2.75% ($30,237 average AGI)
to Lake County, SD	0.47% ($33,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,140 (1,033 aged, 107 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,960 (1,359 male householders, 193 female householders)

  1,363 spouses, 1,864 children (1,765 natural, 31 adopted, 68 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 31 other relatives, 53 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 717 (307 male householders (267 living alone)), 341 female householders (326 living alone)), 69 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 155 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 710 2-persons, 293 3-persons, 280 4-persons, 182 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 593 1-person, 50 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

95.9% of residents of McCook County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $37,987,000 ($6454 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $767,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,095,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,263,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,923,000
Federal grants: $4,060,000
Federal procurement contracts: $414,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,232,000 ($353,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $511,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,861,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,360,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	5.0
State:	4.1

62% of McCook County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in South Dakota.

McCook County:	62.4%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 4757
• Northeast: 50
• Midwest: 646
• South: 75
• West: 254

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Here:	11.0%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	3.8%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	13.5%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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