Sully County, South Dakota (SD)

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County population in July 2007: 1,411 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 478
Renter-occupied apartments: 152

% of renters here:	24%
State:	32%

Land area: 1007 sq. mi.
Water area: 63.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Sully County: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (29.7%), Educational,health and social services (13.6%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 55%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 27%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Sully County, South Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	40.0 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 799	(51.3%)
Females: 757	(48.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,674
County population in 2003: 1,457
Jobs in 2003: 604

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,024
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.2%

Average household size:

Sully County:	2.5 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,000 ($32,500 in 1999)

This county:	$40,000
South Dakota:	$43,424

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $301 (lower quartile is $253, upper quartile is $369)

This county:	$301
State:	$436

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,252 (it was $54,200 in 2000)

Sully County:	$92,252
South Dakota:	$118,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $48,738 - $163,456

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $184,797
Here: $184,797
State: $160,328

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,844
Here: $61,844
State: $114,786

Mobile homes: $35,031
Here: $35,031
State: $34,151

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,139
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $334

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2004 Presidential Election results in Sully County South Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 21.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $761 (1.4%)

Sully County household income distribution in 2007

Sully County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.1%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sully 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 $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Onida, Agar.

Neighboring counties: Dewey County , Hughes County , Hyde County , Potter County , Stanley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Blair Cemetery (1), Agar Cemetery (2), Okobojo Cemetery (3), Pleasant Cemetery (4), Schreiber Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cottonwood Lake (A), Durrstein Lake (B), Warnes Slough (C), Walker Lake (D), Stone Lake (E), Fuller Lake (F), Lake Okobojo (G), Mundt Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mail Shack Creek (A), Sully Creek (B), Dry Creek (C), Artichoke Creek (D), Bloody Run (E), Cheyenne River (F), Cow Creek (G), Okobojo Creek (H), Plum Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sully County include: Little Bend Recreational Area (1), Cottonwood Lake State Wildlife Refuge (2), Cow Creek Recreation Area (3), Hofer State Public Shooting Area (4), Sutton Bay Recreation Area (5), Okobojo Creek Recreation Area (6), Okobojo Recreation Area (7), Stone Lake State Public Shooting Area (8), Koenig State Public Shooting Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	3.3%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 13
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (67% naturalized citizens)

Sully County:	0.8%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.9%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 592
One, attached: 6
3 or 4: 25
10 to 19: 10
20 or more: 15
Mobile homes: 196

Housing units in Sully County with a mortgage: 124 (14 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 128

Here:	49.2% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 954
Total congregations: 7

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	340 (35.6%)	202 (21.2%)	184 (19.3%)	172 (18.0%)	56 (5.9%)
Congregations	1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)	2 (28.6%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Sully County - Onida, Agar

Agriculture in Sully County
Average size of farms: 2515 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $157122
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $107.29
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.98%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $170567
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.94%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $186002
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 76.75%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.21
Corn for grain: 41308 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 77179 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 16788 harvested acres

Sully County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 3.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/27/1974, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Sully County-area historical earthquake activity is below South Dakota state average. It is 96% 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 48.3 miles away from Sully County center
On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1998 at 16:28:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from the 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 95.4 miles away from Sully County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
Construction (12%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Warehousing and storage (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Public administration (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Health care (6%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (30%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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

Germany (33%)
Korea (33%)
Russia (17%)
Other Eastern Europe (17%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sully County (%):

German (48%)
Irish (8%)
English (8%)
United States or American (6%)
Norwegian (6%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Swedish (3%)

Sully County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 533 (68%)
Carpooled: 74 (9%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 49 (6%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 122 (16%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,735.

6.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.59%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.50% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($29,902 average AGI)
2.09% relocated from other states ($12,390 average AGI)
Sully County: 2.09%
South Dakota average: 3.82%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,128 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.87% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($19,795 average AGI)
2.42% relocated to other states ($12,333 average AGI)
Sully County: 2.42%
South Dakota average: 3.78%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Births per 1000 population in Sully County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Sully County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sully County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 239 (223 aged, 16 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1398.600
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1188.810

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 69.93

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,556

In family households: 1,332 (389 male householders, 47 female householders)
413 spouses, 430 children (396 natural, 10 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 6 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 224 (119 male householders (96 living alone)), 67 female householders (65 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 209 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 19 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 161 1-person, 20 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 6-persons.

96.7% of residents of Sully County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $27,804,000 ($19389 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $140,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,983,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,611,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $17,089,000
Federal grants: $5,731,000
Federal procurement contracts: $74,000 ($8,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $315,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $230,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $682,000
Federal Government insurance: $41,294,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 100

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 47

Here:	33 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

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

Net internal migration: -171

Here:	-120 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Sully County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 35
1995 to 1998: 29
1990 to 1994: 59
1980 to 1989: 62
1970 to 1979: 174
1960 to 1969: 108
1950 to 1959: 105
1940 to 1949: 32
1939 or earlier: 240

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sully County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 1 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 113 6 rooms: 106 7 rooms: 78 8 rooms: 51 9+ rooms: 76

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sully County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 22 5 rooms: 38 6 rooms: 24 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 5 9+ rooms: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sully County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 85 3 bedrooms: 253 4 bedrooms: 101 5+ bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sully County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 63 3 bedrooms: 42 4 bedrooms: 10 5+ bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Sully County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 86 2 vehicles: 211 3 vehicles: 119 4 vehicles: 37 5+ vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Sully County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 65 2 vehicles: 56 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 4 5+ vehicles: 5

65% of Sully County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in South Dakota.

Sully County:	65.4%
State average:	56.2%

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

This state: 1207
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 213
South: 31
West: 84

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46.9%) Electricity (22.2%) Utility gas (14.2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14.2%) Wood (1.7%) Other fuel (0.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40.8%) Electricity (38.2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13.2%) Utility gas (6.6%) Wood (1.3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	1.0%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	5.1%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Sully County government finances in 2004:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,191,000
Police Protection: $194,000

Financial Administration: $143,000

Central Staff Services: $104,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000

General Public Buildings: $72,000

Natural Resources - Other: $71,000

General - Other: $44,000

Libraries: $27,000

Fire Protection: $24,000

Parks & Recreation: $22,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $21,000

Housing & Community Development: $14,000

Welfare - Other: $12,000

Health Services - Other: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $67,000
Highways: $17,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $96,000
Interest Earnings: $37,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,009,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $369,000
General Support: $8,000
Tax - Property: $1,539,000
Motor Vehicle License: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $745,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Sully County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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