Shannon County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	50%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (40.6%), Public administration (20.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Shannon County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	20.6 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 6,220	(49.9%)
Females: 6,246	(50.1%)

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Shannon County:	4.4 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$25,742
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$182
State:	$436

Shannon County:	$38,418
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $114,273

Here:	$114,273
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $8,583

Here:	$8,583
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $39,223

Here:	$39,223
State:	$184,406

Mobile homes: $23,235

Here:	$23,235
State:	$34,151

This county:	52.3%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	26.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shannon 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: Pine Ridge, Oglala, Kyle, Porcupine, Wounded Knee, Batesland.

Neighboring counties: Bennett County , Cherry County, Nebraska , Custer County , Dawes County, Nebraska , Fall River County , Jackson County , Pennington County , Sheridan County, Nebraska .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Cooms Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Shannon County include: Our Lady of Lourdes Mission (A), Our Lady of Good Council Church (B), Rockyford Church (C), Holy Guardian Angel Church (D), Wildwood Church (E), Swallow Church (F), Saint Stephan Church (G), Saint Phillip Church (H), Saint Peter Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lamont Cemetery (1), Feather on Head Cemetery (2), Holy Cross Cemetery (3), Mediator Cemetery (4), Native American Cemetery (5), Knight Cemetery (6), Saint Anns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lee Lake (A), Feather on Head Lake (B), Little Locke Lake (C), Wakpamani Lake (D), Alkali Lake (E), Two Lance Lake (F), Denby Lake (G), Wolf Creek Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Janis Creek (A), Grass Creek (B), French Creek (C), Mousseaux Creek (D), Fog Creek (E), Slim Butte Creek (F), Mud Creek (G), South Prong Wolf Creek (H), Fast Horse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Shannon County: Badlands National Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	11.4%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 537
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 78 (62% naturalized citizens)

Shannon County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,993
• One, attached: 57
• Two: 42
• 3 or 4: 75
• 5 to 9: 24
• Mobile homes: 932

Housing units in Shannon County with a mortgage: 119 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 512

Here:	18.9% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Shannon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 2.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 56 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/4/1999, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 54 people and caused $3 million in damages.

Shannon County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/28/1990 at 04:59:59, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 2.5 miles away from Shannon County center
On 5/25/2003 at 07:32:33, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/6/1996 at 16:08:36, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1996 at 02:48:08, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from Shannon County center
On 2/20/1993 at 13:08:10, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/2/1990 at 04:15:27, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 1.6 miles away from Shannon County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,583 (62%) Carpooled: 560 (22%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (1%) Walked: 303 (12%) Other means: 28 (1%) Worked at home: 65 (3%)

6.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,363 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.17%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.02% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($9,416 average AGI)
3.15% relocated from other states ($11,942 average AGI)

Shannon County:	3.15%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Pennington County, SD	1.72% ($16,962 average AGI)
from Bennett County, SD	0.32% ($26,000)

6.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,702 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.21%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.38% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($11,262 average AGI)
2.83% relocated to other states ($14,445 average AGI)

Shannon County:	2.83%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Pennington County, SD	1.85% ($16,702 average AGI)
to Bennett County, SD	0.45% ($27,000)
to Sheridan County, NE	0.42% ($35,154)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 30.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 27.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 23.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 889 (630 aged, 259 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 31%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,658 (993 male householders, 1,351 female householders)

  890 spouses, 5,317 children (4,865 natural, 241 adopted, 211 stepchildren), 1,497 grandchildren, 296 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 675 other relatives, 523 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 498 (244 male householders (206 living alone)), 181 female householders (163 living alone)), 73 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 310 (53 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 368 2-persons, 379 3-persons, 443 4-persons, 385 5-persons, 256 6-persons, 513 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 369 1-person, 46 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

73.8% of residents of Shannon County speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
24.9% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $197,565,000 ($14803 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,850,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,096,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,964,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,551,000
Federal grants: $105,378,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,118,000 ($3,314,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $26,458,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $35,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $555,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,210,000

Here:	142 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	4.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

68% of Shannon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in South Dakota.

Shannon County:	68.4%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 10373
• Northeast: 31
• Midwest: 1104
• South: 233
• West: 623

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,200

Here:	5.0%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	6.2%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	8.1%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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