Perkins County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (29.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Perkins County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	43.1 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 1,650	(49.1%)
Females: 1,713	(50.9%)

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Perkins County:	2.3 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,153
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$256
State:	$436

Perkins County:	$58,210
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $184,665

Here:	$184,665
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $620,510

Here:	$620,510
State:	$200,700

Mobile homes: $25,055

Here:	$25,055
State:	$34,151

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 6
• 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: 0
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	16.9%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	7.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Perkins 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: Lemmon, Bison.

Neighboring counties: Adams County, North Dakota , Butte County , Corson County , Harding County , Meade County , Ziebach County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Perkins County: Fisher Ranch (A), Halstead Ranch (B), Bar K Ranch (C), Kari Ranch (D), Meadow Corner (E), Merrimans Grove Campground (F), Bison Country Club (G), Bixby Camp (H), Nelson Farm (I), Stillwell Ranch (J), Svetcoff Ranch (K), Marks Ranch (L), Daviston (M), Liberty Townhall (N), Rockford Townhall (O), Barrett Townhall (P), Wyandotte Township Hall (Q), Trail Townhall (R), Scotch Cap Townhall (S). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Perkins County include: Immanuel Church (A), Coal Springs Church (B), Holland Center Church (C), Bethany Church (D), Indian Creek Lutheran Church (E), Duck Creek Church (F), Saint James Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Zion Cemetery (1), Green Hill Cemetery (2), Meadow Gallaway Cemetery (3), Norwegian Cemetery (4), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (5), Fredlund Cemetery (6), Ruby Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Owen Lake (A), Shadehill Reservoir (B), Flat Creek Lake (C), Lemmon Lake (D), Johnson Dam (E), Beck Lake (F), White Butte Reservoir (G), White Hill Dam (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Peggy Creek (A), Pickles Creek (B), Gap Creek (C), Sheep Creek (D), Slick Creek (E), Flint Creek (F), Smith Creek (G), Flat Creek (H), Snake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Perkins County include: Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area (1), Vobejda Lake State Game Production Area (2), Llewellyn Johns Memorial State Recreation Area (3), Lemmon Lake State Game Production Area (4), Sorum Dam State Game Production Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Bixby Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.6%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 27
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 44 (34% naturalized citizens)

Perkins County:	1.3%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,370
• One, attached: 17
• Two: 6
• 3 or 4: 38
• 5 to 9: 19
• 10 to 19: 54
• 20 or more: 24
• Mobile homes: 323
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Perkins County with a mortgage: 161 (2 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 388

Here:	29.3% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Perkins County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 2.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/12/1969, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 904 (57%) Carpooled: 158 (10%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 174 (11%) Other means: 8 (1%) Worked at home: 346 (22%)

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,960 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.03% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($13,027 average AGI)
3.46% relocated from other states ($18,920 average AGI)

Perkins County:	3.46%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,878 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.06%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.84% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($9,720 average AGI)
4.22% relocated to other states ($21,171 average AGI)

Perkins County:	4.22%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
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: 818 (754 aged, 64 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 2,775 (821 male householders, 115 female householders)

  817 spouses, 942 children (854 natural, 32 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 17 other relatives, 38 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 520 (249 male householders (232 living alone)), 249 female householders (244 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 68 (43 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 485 2-persons, 151 3-persons, 163 4-persons, 93 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 476 1-person, 20 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

97.6% of residents of Perkins County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 76% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (13% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,215,000 ($13138 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $249,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,769,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,594,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,654,000
Federal grants: $14,539,000
Federal procurement contracts: $272,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,387,000 ($31,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $741,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,579,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,834,000

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-89 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.18 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

75% of Perkins County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in South Dakota.

Perkins County:	75.2%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 1635
• Northeast: 14
• Midwest: 1473
• South: 42
• West: 143

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Here:	2.7%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	3.7%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	47.1%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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