Spink County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.7%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Spink County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	39.9 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 3,857	(51.7%)
Females: 3,597	(48.3%)

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Spink County:	2.5 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,036
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$287
State:	$436

Spink County:	$60,067
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $94,510

Here:	$94,510
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $55,739

Here:	$55,739
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $136,389

Here:	$136,389
State:	$184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $44,609

Here:	$44,609
State:	$114,786

Mobile homes: $22,081

Here:	$22,081
State:	$34,151

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	12.8%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Spink 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: Redfield, Manderson-White Horse Creek, Doland, Mellette, Tulare, Conde, Frankfort, Ashton, Northville, Brentford.

Neighboring counties: Beadle County , Brown County , Clark County , Day County , Faulk County , Hand County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Rockwood Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Spink County include: Bethany Church (A), Trinity Church (B), Emmanuel Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Tulare Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Verdon Cemetery (3), Fairview Cemetery (4), Hillestad Cemetery (5), Graceland Cemetery (6), Doland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), Alkali Lake (B), Twin Lakes (C), Cottonwood Lake (D), Lake Dudley (E), Mirage Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Snake Creek (A), Mud Creek (B), Timber Creek (C), Dry Run (D), Turtle Creek (E), Dove Creek (F), Medicine Creek (G), Wolf Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Spink County include: Abigail Gardner Rescue Site (1), Armadale Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.5%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 90
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 43 (84% naturalized citizens)

Spink County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,559
• One, attached: 53
• Two: 88
• 3 or 4: 145
• 5 to 9: 46
• 10 to 19: 109
• 20 or more: 52
• Mobile homes: 300

Housing units in Spink County with a mortgage: 517 (56 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 844

Here:	38.0% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Spink County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
On 6/20/1957, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Spink County-area historical earthquake activity is near South Dakota state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.9 miles away from Spink County center
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 78.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from Spink County center
On 7/26/2002 at 08:32:17, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from Spink 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: 2,185 (69%) Carpooled: 335 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 160 (5%) Other means: 32 (1%) Worked at home: 431 (14%)

4.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.79%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.04% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($17,870 average AGI)
1.75% relocated from other states ($15,026 average AGI)

Spink County:	1.75%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Brown County, SD

1.08% ($32,000 average AGI)

6.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,037 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.65%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.31% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($21,669 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($7,368 average AGI)

Spink County:	1.35%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Brown County, SD	1.84% ($24,800 average AGI)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.61% ($28,000)
to Codington County, SD	0.49% ($20,000)
to Beadle County, SD	0.41% ($44,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
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: 1,684 (1,447 aged, 237 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,961 (1,691 male householders, 237 female householders)

  1,688 spouses, 2,164 children (1,978 natural, 48 adopted, 138 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 18 other relatives, 74 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,006 (392 male householders (336 living alone)), 527 female householders (497 living alone)), 87 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 487 (443 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 967 2-persons, 332 3-persons, 328 4-persons, 181 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 833 1-person, 74 2-persons, 12 3-persons.

91.8% of residents of Spink County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
7.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (41% speak English very well, 48% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,269,000 ($11068 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,892,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,743,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,132,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,628,000
Federal grants: $12,059,000
Federal procurement contracts: $714,000 ($31,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,993,000 ($3,131,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,497,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,995,000
Federal Government insurance: $93,732,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-76 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.09 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

68% of Spink County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in South Dakota.

Spink County:	67.8%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 6211
• Northeast: 76
• Midwest: 749
• South: 91
• West: 273

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Here:	5.3%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	3.0%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	20.2%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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