Roberts County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	32%

This county:	22.1%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.4%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Roberts County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	37.1 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 4,979	(49.7%)
Females: 5,037	(50.3%)

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Roberts County:	2.7 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county	$32,358
South Dakota:	$40,310

Roberts County	$59,542
South Dakota:	$101,700

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 4

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

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

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Roberts County is $368 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sisseton, Wilmot, Rosholt, Summit, New Effington, Peever, Corona, Claire City, Ortley, White Rock.

Neighboring counties: Big Stone County, Minnesota , Day County , Grant County , Richland County, North Dakota , Sargent County, North Dakota , Marshall County , Traverse County, Minnesota .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Roberts County: K-and-K Resort (A), Kaufman Resort (B), Old Sisseton Indian Agency (C), Pheasant Ridge Resort (D), Brooks Corner (E), Rock Island Resort (F), Camp Iyataka (G), Camp Tepeetonka (H), Circle K Resort (I), Winans (J), Geneseo Township Hall (K), Harmon Township Hall (L), Alto Township Hall (M), Enterprise Township Hall (N), Lee Township Hall (O), Lake Township Hall (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Roberts County include: Ascension Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Zion Church (C), Concordia Pioneer Church (D), Walla Church (E), Hope Church (F), Oneroad Bethel Church (G), Brandvold Church (H), Mayason Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lakeview Cemetery (1), Goodwill Cemetery (2), Hillside Cemetery (3), Faith Cemetery (4), Boe Cemetery (5), Bohemian Cemetery (6), Wilmot Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Knebel Slough (A), Gibsons Pond (B), Indian Slough (C), Mud Lake (D), Whipple, Lake (E), Hurricane Lake (F), Oneroad Lake (G), Mollie Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jim Creek (A), Standfast Creek (B), Hartford Beach Creek (C), Goodwill Creek (D), Munson Creek (E), Hines Creek (F), Agency Creek (G), Big Coulee Creek (H), Big Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Roberts County include: Dry Run Number 2 State Wildlife Management Area (1), Cottonwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area (2), Bratten Area State Wildlife Management Area (3), Crawford State Wildlife Management Area (4), Dry Run Number 3 State Wildlife Management Area (5), Dobberstien Slough State Wildlife Management (6), Victor State Wildlife Management Area (7), Upper Lake Traverse State Wildlife Management Area (8), Eastman State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.4%
South Dakota:	2.7%

Current college students: 210
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 76 (58% naturalized citizens)

Roberts County:	0.8%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,823
• One, attached: 39
• Two: 51
• 3 or 4: 78
• 5 to 9: 84
• 10 to 19: 74
• 20 or more: 35
• Mobile homes: 550

Housing units in Roberts County with a mortgage: 622 (15 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 970

Roberts County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below South Dakota state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/19/1979, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,896 (69%) Carpooled: 527 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 331 (8%) Other means: 25 (1%) Worked at home: 382 (9%)

5.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,118 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.65%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.66% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($14,147 average AGI)
2.99% relocated from other states ($21,966 average AGI)

Roberts County:	2.99%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Grant County, SD	0.44% ($56,500 average AGI)
from Codington County, SD	0.42% ($18,933)
from Marshall County, SD	0.39% ($22,714)

6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,863 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.22%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.17% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($14,823 average AGI)
3.06% relocated to other states ($14,040 average AGI)

Roberts County:	3.06%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Codington County, SD	0.72% ($31,731 average AGI)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.50% ($16,944)
to Cass County, ND	0.36% ($32,846)
to Day County, SD	0.33% ($23,167)
to Grant County, SD	0.33% ($31,333)
to Marshall County, SD	0.30% ($31,727)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.28% ($37,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,749 (1,594 aged, 155 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,636 (2,039 male householders, 590 female householders)

  1,969 spouses, 3,277 children (3,054 natural, 95 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 231 grandchildren, 78 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 136 other relatives, 269 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,167 (501 male householders (455 living alone)), 554 female householders (526 living alone)), 112 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 213 (123 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,131 2-persons, 546 3-persons, 443 4-persons, 276 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 981 1-person, 56 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

93.2% of residents of Roberts County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
4.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,893,000 ($9735 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,724,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,972,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,806,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,458,000
Federal grants: $32,940,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,724,000 ($1,000,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,993,000 ($2,326,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $635,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,258,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,305,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

66% of Roberts County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in South Dakota.

Roberts County:	65.6%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 6960
• Northeast: 55
• Midwest: 2443
• South: 160
• West: 299

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,700

Here:	2.5%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	0.3%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	7.2%
South Dakota:	17.8%