Moody County, South Dakota (SD)

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County population in 2005: 6,637 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,832
Renter-occupied apartments: 694

% of renters here:	27%
State:	32%

Land area: 520 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Manufacturing (13.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Moody County, South Dakota business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Moody County, South Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (84.5%)
American Indian (13.8%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	37.0 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 3,295	(50.0%)
Females: 3,300	(50.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,213
County population in 2003: 6,519
Jobs in 2003: 2,279

Total labor force in 2004: 3,853
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%

Average household size:

Moody County:	2.6 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,521 ($35,467 in 2000)

This county	$40,521
South Dakota:	$40,310

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,073

Moody County	$80,073
South Dakota:	$101,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $381
Institutionalized population: 59
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Moody County in 2000: $698

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 3
Auto thefts: 2

Moody County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Moody County South Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,043 (1.8%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Brookings County , Lake County , Lincoln County, Minnesota , Minnehaha County , Pipestone County, Minnesota , Rock County, Minnesota .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Moody County: Lake Campbell Resort (A), Clare Township Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Moody County include: West Church (A), Clare Church (B), Messiah Lutheran Church (C), Wellman Church (D), Lone Rock Church (E), Lone Creek Church (F), Trinity Church (G), Midway Church (H), First Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hillside Cemetery (1), Clare Cemetery (2), Lone Rock Cemetery (3), Martinson Cemetery (4), Messiah Cemetery (5), Molskness Cemetery (6), Mount Auburn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Mud Lake (A), Poison Lake (B), Anderson Slough (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Mud Creek (A), Flandreau Creek (B), Spring Creek (C), Squaw Creek (D), Bachelor Creek (E), Battle Creek (F), Medary Creek (G), Brookfield Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Moody County: Flandreau Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.3%
South Dakota:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 191
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 90 (46% naturalized citizens)

Moody County:	1.4%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 47
1990 to 1994: 5
1985 to 1989: 10
1980 to 1984: 4
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 11
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 13

Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.6%

Moody County marital status for males

Moody County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,161
One, attached: 19
Two: 105
3 or 4: 104
5 to 9: 97
10 to 19: 67
Mobile homes: 190
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Moody County with a mortgage: 627 (65 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 443

Agriculture in Moody County
Average size of farms: 488 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $134267
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: $112210
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: $106472
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

Moody County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/29/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Construction (12%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (4%)
Health care (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

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

Philippines (23%)
Bolivia (17%)
Germany (9%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Other Northern Europe (6%)
Taiwan (6%)
India (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Moody County:

German (37%)
Norwegian (19%)
Irish (5%)
United States or American (4%)
English (4%)
Dutch (3%)
Danish (3%)

Moody County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,440 (73%)
Carpooled: 362 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 153 (5%)
Other means: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 343 (10%)

59 people in nursing homes
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,702.

6.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.17%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.95% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($18,177 average AGI)
2.23% relocated from other states ($11,196 average AGI)
Moody County: 2.23%
South Dakota average: 3.82%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Minnehaha County, SD	1.60% ($31,488 average AGI)
from Brookings County, SD	0.86% ($31,409)

6.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.97%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.80% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($23,983 average AGI)
2.17% relocated to other states ($9,861 average AGI)
Moody County: 2.17%
South Dakota average: 3.78%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Minnehaha County, SD	2.21% ($30,070 average AGI)
to Brookings County, SD	0.66% ($69,882)
to Lake County, SD	0.43% ($25,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Births per 1000 population in Moody County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Moody County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Moody County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 934 (850 aged, 84 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,519

In family households: 5,603 (1,404 male householders, 361 female householders)
1,455 spouses, 2,170 children (1,989 natural, 79 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 25 other relatives, 101 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 916 (423 male householders (356 living alone)), 352 female householders (314 living alone)), 141 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 76 (58 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 760 2-persons, 367 3-persons, 331 4-persons, 193 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 670 1-person, 78 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

1,401 married couples with children.
390 single-parent households (144 men, 246 women).

94.2% of residents of Moody County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $45,264,000 ($6869 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: 412

Here:	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

Population growth in Moody County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 39
1995 to 1998: 118
1990 to 1994: 100
1980 to 1989: 224
1970 to 1979: 412
1960 to 1969: 189
1950 to 1959: 216
1940 to 1949: 203
1939 or earlier: 1,244

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Moody County, South Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 17
3 rooms: 28
4 rooms: 142
5 rooms: 288
6 rooms: 418
7 rooms: 337
8 rooms: 302
9 or more rooms: 300

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moody County, South Dakota:

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 31
3 rooms: 121
4 rooms: 165
5 rooms: 84
6 rooms: 127
7 rooms: 81
8 rooms: 48
9 or more rooms: 24

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Moody County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 58
2 bedrooms: 333
3 bedrooms: 836
4 bedrooms: 442
5 or more bedrooms: 163

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moody County:

no bedroom: 15
1 bedroom: 140
2 bedrooms: 238
3 bedrooms: 194
4 bedrooms: 82
5 or more bedrooms: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Moody County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 51
1 vehicle: 373
2 vehicles: 745
3 vehicles: 427
4 vehicles: 158
5 or more vehicles: 78

Cars and other vehicles available in Moody County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 90
1 vehicle: 276
2 vehicles: 189
3 vehicles: 79
4 vehicles: 47
5 or more vehicles: 13

64% of Moody County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in South Dakota.

Moody County:	63.7%
State average:	56.2%

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

This state: 4572
Northeast: 76
Midwest: 1439
South: 177
West: 226

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,400

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 (48%)
Utility gas (28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
Electricity (10%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (33%)
Electricity (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35

Here:	3.9%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25

Here:	4.6%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17

Here:	10.9%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Moody County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $331,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,387,000
Police Protection: $414,000

Financial Administration: $311,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $210,000

Central Staff Services: $208,000

Corrections - Other: $204,000

Health Services - Other: $195,000

Natural Resources - Other: $188,000

General - Other: $145,000

Fire Protection: $68,000

General Public Buildings: $50,000

Libraries: $33,000

Welfare - Other: $10,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
Highways: $10,000

General Support: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $57,000
General Revenue, NEC: $26,000

Rents: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,672,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $25,000
General Support: $17,000

All Other: $1,000
Tax - Property: $2,180,000
Motor Vehicle License: $457,000

NEC: $23,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,378,000

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