Moody County, South Dakota (SD)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 841
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,832
Renter-occupied apartments: 654 (it was 694 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 27% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 520 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 12 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.7%), Construction (10.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 65%
- Government: 21%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 4,83774.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 74311.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 4116.3%Two or more races
- 3325.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 1191.8%Asian alone
- 470.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 30.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 41.7 years |
South Dakota median age: | 38.5 years |
Males: 3,335 | (51.4%) |
Females: 3,149 | (48.6%) |
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Moody County: | 2.0 people |
South Dakota: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $71,747 ($35,467 in 1999)
This county: | $71,747 |
South Dakota: | $69,728 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $488 (lower quartile is $373, upper quartile is $648)
This county: | $488 |
State: | $747 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $216,538 (it was $61,600 in 2000)
Moody: | $216,538 |
South Dakota: | $245,000 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,488Detached houses: $228,530
Here: $228,530 State: $303,134 Townhouses or other attached units: $71,236
Here: $71,236 State: $292,182 Mobile homes: $83,934
Here: $83,934 State: $82,732
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $605
Institutionalized population: 58
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 1
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 1
- Thefts: 1
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 28 buildings, average cost: $351,800
- 2021: 22 buildings, average cost: $277,900
- 2020: 13 buildings, average cost: $228,300
- 2019: 24 buildings, average cost: $192,700
- 2018: 6 buildings, average cost: $263,600
- 2017: 16 buildings, average cost: $221,700
- 2016: 12 buildings, average cost: $312,800
- 2015: 11 buildings, average cost: $461,700
- 2014: 13 buildings, average cost: $282,800
- 2013: 14 buildings, average cost: $295,900
- 2012: 11 buildings, average cost: $271,800
- 2011: 12 buildings, average cost: $212,800
- 2010: 15 buildings, average cost: $189,700
- 2009: 15 buildings, average cost: $203,700
- 2008: 16 buildings, average cost: $256,600
- 2007: 26 buildings, average cost: $164,500
- 2006: 25 buildings, average cost: $166,800
- 2005: 35 buildings, average cost: $144,400
- 2004: 28 buildings, average cost: $106,800
- 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $142,500
- 2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $86,900
- 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $71,800
- 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $81,000
- 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $154,000
- 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $67,300
- 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $30,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,288 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,053 (0.9%)
Moody County: | 9.8% |
South Dakota: | 12.5% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 41.7 years old
(Males: 40.0 years old, Females: 43.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.7 years old, Black residents: 20.8 years old, American Indian residents: 35.5 years old, Asian residents: 39.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 17.2 years old, Other race residents: 18.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Moody 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: Flandreau, Colman, Egan, Trent, Ward.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Viola Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Moody County include: Spring Valley Colony Church (A), Crow Lake Church (B), Viola Church (C), Harmony Church (D), Anina Church (E), Templeton Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Salem Cemetery (1), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (2), Viola Valley Cemetery (3), Union Cemetery (4), Solberg Cemetery (5), German Cemetery (6), Feistner Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Cottonwood Lake (A), Hoagland Lake (B), Bakers Lake (C), Grass Lake (D), Long Lake (E), Deans Lake (F), Crow Lake (G), Cady Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: East Fork Smith Creek (A), Sayles Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Moody County include: Horseshoe Lake State Game Production Area (1), Crow Lake State Game Production Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Aurora County , Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin , Teton County, Wyoming , Hyde County , Jerauld County , Sanborn County .
Here: | 1.8% |
South Dakota: | 2.0% |
Current college students: 191
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 209 (53.0% naturalized citizens)
Moody County: | 3.2% |
Whole state: | 3.5% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1112010 or later
- 882000 to 2009
- 171990 to 1999
- 141980 to 1989
- 111970 to 1979
- 13Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,330
- One, attached: 29
- Two: 31
- 3 or 4: 110
- 5 to 9: 33
- 10 to 19: 130
- 20 or more: 36
- Mobile homes: 110
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Moody County with a mortgage: 878 (118 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 103 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1
Here: | 99.9% with mortgage |
State: | 98.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Moody County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 1,973 | 11 |
Catholic | 1,943 | 2 |
Evangelical Protestant | 339 | 6 |
Other | 5 | - |
None | 2,226 | - |
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:
Moody County: | 1.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Moody County: | 7.72 / 10,000 pop. |
South Dakota: | 6.68 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.81 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 9.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Moody County: | 8.0% |
South Dakota: | 7.7% |
Moody County: | 29.4% |
State: | 27.7% |
Here: | 20.1% |
State: | 14.9% |
Agriculture in Moody County:
Average size of farms: 488 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $134,267
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $184.87
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $112,210
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.93%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $106,472
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.96
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.59%
Corn for grain: 89938 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2684 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 92757 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Moody County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 25803981.3 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Moody County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 154% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 118.4 miles away from Moody County center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 137.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 141.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 116.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 693.2 miles away from Moody County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
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 91.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
- South Dakota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4527, Natural disaster type: Other
- South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: September 9, 2019 - September 26, 2019, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4469-SD: November 18, 2019, FEMA Id: 4469, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2019 - April 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4440, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, 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 Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to September 23, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1947: November 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1947, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 10, 2010 to June 20, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1915: May 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1915, Natural disaster type: Flood
- 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, Incident Period: March 01, 2001 to April 30, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1375: May 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 1375, Natural disaster type: Storm
- 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
- 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Moody County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,656 (64.0%)
- Carpooled: 264 (10.2%)
- Bus: 31 (1.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 29 (1.1%)
- Walked: 125 (4.8%)
- Worked at home: 492 (19.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Management occupations (26%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Personal care and service occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Philippines (34%)
- El Salvador (27%)
- Mexico (10%)
- India (10%)
- Guatemala (7%)
- Vietnam (3%)
- Italy (1%)
- German (26%)
- American (13%)
- Norwegian (10%)
- English (3%)
- Irish (3%)
- Dutch (2%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Moody County, South Dakota in 2010:
- 91 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 58 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 15 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
5.96% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,259 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.96% |
South Dakota average: | 8.18% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.03% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($49,265 average AGI)
0.93% relocated from other states ($7,000 average AGI)
Moody County: 0.93% South Dakota average: 4.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Minnehaha County, SD | 2.64% ($56,108 average AGI) |
from Brookings County, SD | 0.97% ($72,833) |
5.08% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,782 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.08% |
South Dakota average: | 7.42% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.89% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($43,774 average AGI)
1.19% relocated to other states ($10,008 average AGI)
Moody County: 1.19% South Dakota average: 3.31%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Minnehaha County, SD | 2.01% ($54,653 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,058 (953 aged, 105 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 184 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Moody County, South Dakota in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (21)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (10)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (10)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,721
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 273
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 19,423
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,898
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,070
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 30
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,484- Male householders: 1,472 (355 living alone), Female householders: 1,175 (405 living alone)
1,388 spouses (1,388 opposite-sex spouses), 190 unmarried partners, (170 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,674 children (1,549 natural, 31 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 305 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 17 foster children, 66 other relatives, 61 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 92
Size of family households: 772 2-persons, 300 3-persons, 319 4-persons, 220 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 762 1-person, 113 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
962 married couples with children.
437 single-parent households (281 men, 156 women).
92.9% of residents of Moody speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $45,264,000 ($6,869 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,763,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,464,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,084,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,818,000
Federal grants: $7,047,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,035,000 ($1,265,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,817,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $912,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,301,000
Federal Government insurance: $43,467,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 412Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 302
Here: | 46 per 1000 residents |
State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +30
Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
State: | +5 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -86
Here: | -13 per 1000 residents |
State: | -1 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 7.4 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Moody County, South Dakota
- 162020 or later
- 2062010 to 2019
- 2862000 to 2009
- 2391990 to 1999
- 2631980 to 1989
- 2891970 to 1979
- 3031960 to 1969
- 971950 to 1959
- 1261940 to 1949
- 9031939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Moody County, South Dakota
- 21 room
- 02 rooms
- 373 rooms
- 1004 rooms
- 1915 rooms
- 2886 rooms
- 3377 rooms
- 2838 rooms
- 6269+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moody County, South Dakota
- 161 room
- 162 rooms
- 1353 rooms
- 2524 rooms
- 775 rooms
- 826 rooms
- 517 rooms
- 718 rooms
- 699+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Moody County, South Dakota
- 11no bedroom
- 281 bedroom
- 3152 bedrooms
- 6593 bedrooms
- 6684 bedrooms
- 1895+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moody County, South Dakota
- 17no bedroom
- 951 bedroom
- 3292 bedrooms
- 1903 bedrooms
- 1044 bedrooms
- 275+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Moody County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 6no vehicle
- 3031 vehicle
- 6142 vehicles
- 5333 vehicles
- 2564 vehicles
- 1455+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Moody County in renter-occupied apartments
- 94no vehicle
- 3271 vehicle
- 2172 vehicles
- 953 vehicles
- 294 vehicles
- 75+ vehicles
94.2% of Moody County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in South Dakota.
Moody County: | 94.2% |
State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4,448
- Other state: 1,768
- Northeast: 32
- Midwest: 1,208
- South: 192
- West: 325
- 42.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 24.3%Electricity
- 23.0%Utility gas
- 4.6%Other fuel
- 3.6%No fuel used
- 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Wood
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 36.8%Electricity
- 30.0%Utility gas
- 23.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.4%Other fuel
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.3%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.3% |
South Dakota: | 11.9% |
Here: | 3.7% |
South Dakota: | 7.2% |
Here: | 47.4% |
South Dakota: | 10.2% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 52
- Number of aged recipients: 15
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 37
- Number of recipients under 18: 9
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 22
- Number of recipients older than 64: 21
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 25
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 19
Most common first names in Moody County, SD among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 47 | 80.5 years |
William | 47 | 78.3 years |
Mary | 41 | 83.7 years |
George | 32 | 80.3 years |
Anna | 26 | 81.8 years |
Robert | 25 | 75.4 years |
Carl | 24 | 81.5 years |
Arthur | 24 | 77.8 years |
Alice | 22 | 82.8 years |
James | 21 | 71.9 years |
Most common last names in Moody County, SD among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 46 | 76.2 years |
Duncan | 30 | 79.1 years |
Nelson | 29 | 79.7 years |
Anderson | 21 | 79.4 years |
Smith | 20 | 80.6 years |
Christensen | 19 | 73.8 years |
Olson | 19 | 83.2 years |
Jensen | 17 | 79.4 years |
Lee | 16 | 80.0 years |
Peterson | 16 | 82.2 years |
Businesses in Moody County, SD
- Alco Stores: 1
- Subway: 1
- True Value: 1