Ziebach County, South Dakota (SD)

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County population in July 2007: 2,643 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 442
Renter-occupied apartments: 299

% of renters here:	40%
State:	32%

Land area: 1962 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Ziebach County: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (31.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.6%), Public administration (13.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 38%
Government: 43%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 18%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Ziebach County, South Dakota:

American Indian (73.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (26.4%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

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

Median resident age:	23.8 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 1,240	(49.2%)
Females: 1,279	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,593
County population in 2003: 2,564
Jobs in 2003: 403

Total labor force in 2004: 916
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.0%

Average household size:

Ziebach County:	3.4 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,231 ($18,062 in 1999)

This county:	$22,231
South Dakota:	$43,424

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $184 (lower quartile is $129, upper quartile is $301)

This county:	$184
State:	$436

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,125 (it was $41,200 in 2000)

Ziebach County:	$70,125
South Dakota:	$118,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $29,081 - $116,699

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $161,869
Here: $161,869
State: $160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $23,537
Here: $23,537
State: $200,700

Mobile homes: $37,937
Here: $37,937
State: $34,151

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,020
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $207

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 1
Auto thefts: 3

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2004 Presidential Election results in Ziebach County South Dakota:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 57.4%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 40.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $481 (1.2%)

Ziebach County household income distribution in 2007

Ziebach County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	49.9%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This county:	29.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ziebach 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: Dupree.

Neighboring counties: Corson County , Dewey County , Haakon County , Meade County , Perkins County , Stanley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Ziebach County: Elsey Ranch (A), Fields Ranch (B), Annis Ranch (C), Geno Hunt Ranch (D), Herren Ranch (E), Holmes Ranch (F), Hunt Ranch (G), J and E Trailer Court (H), Johnson Ranch (I), Keller Ranch (J), Kessler Ranch (K), Beef Camp Ranch (L), Knight Ranch (M), L Garrett Ranch (N), Mitchell Ranch (O), Motley Ranch (P), Longbrake Ranch (Q), R Keckler Ranch (R), Red Coat Ranch (S), Red Fox Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ziebach County include: Dupree Church (A), Sunnybrook Church (B), Frazier Church (C), Saint Luke Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Little Dog Cemetery (1), Buffalo Cemetery (2), Eaglestaff Cemetery (3), Red Elm Cemetery (4), Iron Lightning Cemetery (5), Saint Luke Cemetery (6), Saint Marks Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Buffalo, Lake (A), Herren Dam (B), Sandoz Dam (C), Sargent Dam (D), Campbell Dam (E), Sears Dam (F), Lake of the Woods (G), K C Dam (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Irish Creek (A), Girl Creek (B), Luis Creek (C), Flint Rock Creek (D), Sophia Creek (E), Mud Creek (F), Felix Creek (G), Squaw Teat Creek (H), Straighthead Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.3%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 84
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 10 (70% naturalized citizens)

Ziebach County:	0.4%
Whole state:	1.8%

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

Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.5%

Ziebach County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 625
One, attached: 23
Two: 4
3 or 4: 21
5 to 9: 8
10 to 19: 11
20 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 166

Housing units in Ziebach County with a mortgage: 85 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 119

Here:	41.7% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 980
Total congregations: 16

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Other
Adherents	347 (35.4%)	302 (30.8%)	237 (24.2%)	33 (3.4%)	61 (6.2%)
Congregations	5 (31.3%)	4 (25.0%)	4 (25.0%)	1 (6.3%)	2 (12.5%)

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

Religions in Ziebach County - Dupree

Agriculture in Ziebach County
Average size of farms: 5167 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $93710
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $29.62
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 94.31%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $77197
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.48%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $115050
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.50
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
All wheat for grain: 15757 harvested acres

Ziebach County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 4.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Ziebach County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/7/2007 at 10:35:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.7 miles away from Ziebach County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Educational services (15%)
Public administration (10%)
Construction (7%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (34%)
Public administration (17%)
Social assistance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Health care (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (26%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Carpenters (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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

Vietnam (50%)
Canada (30%)
Korea (20%)

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

German (8%)
Norwegian (6%)
Irish (3%)
United States or American (3%)
English (1%)
French (except Basque) (0%)
Scandinavian (0%)

Ziebach County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 303 (45%)
Carpooled: 166 (25%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (1%)
Walked: 58 (9%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 128 (19%)

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 $29,288.

9.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,057 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.86%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.04% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($15,229 average AGI)
2.82% relocated from other states ($6,829 average AGI)
Ziebach County: 2.82%
South Dakota average: 3.82%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Dewey County, SD

3.94% ($18,500 average AGI)

8.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($14,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.57%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in South Dakota.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.6

Births per 1000 population in Ziebach County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Ziebach County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 20.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Ziebach County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 151 (127 aged, 24 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1406.310
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 190.040

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,519

In family households: 2,357 (351 male householders, 240 female householders)
347 spouses, 1,060 children (1,006 natural, 34 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 183 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 59 other relatives, 85 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 162 (93 male householders (83 living alone)), 55 female householders (47 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 152 2-persons, 135 3-persons, 111 4-persons, 86 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 130 1-person, 18 2-persons.

76.2% of residents of Ziebach County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
22.0% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $18,438,000 ($6937 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $26,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,573,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,165,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,147,000
Federal grants: $6,225,000
Federal procurement contracts: $28,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $301,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $568,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,507,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 222

Here:	84 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 88

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

Net international migration: +4

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

Net internal migration: -22

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Ziebach County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 91
1990 to 1994: 74
1980 to 1989: 118
1970 to 1979: 299
1960 to 1969: 79
1950 to 1959: 80
1940 to 1949: 22
1939 or earlier: 78

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ziebach County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 70 5 rooms: 141 6 rooms: 98 7 rooms: 38 8 rooms: 24 9+ rooms: 23

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ziebach County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 42 5 rooms: 131 6 rooms: 44 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 9 9+ rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ziebach County:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 80 3 bedrooms: 225 4 bedrooms: 78 5+ bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ziebach County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 72 3 bedrooms: 140 4 bedrooms: 32 5+ bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Ziebach County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 120 2 vehicles: 158 3 vehicles: 73 4 vehicles: 34 5+ vehicles: 35

Cars and other vehicles available in Ziebach County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 83 1 vehicle: 155 2 vehicles: 46 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 2 5+ vehicles: 4

65% of Ziebach County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in South Dakota.

Ziebach County:	65.5%
State average:	56.2%

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

This state: 2170
Northeast: 15
Midwest: 195
South: 39
West: 88

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66.5%) Electricity (15.6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7.7%) Utility gas (3.8%) Wood (3.6%) Coal or coke (1.6%) Other fuel (1.1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69.2%) Electricity (24.1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.7%) Wood (2.7%) Utility gas (0.7%) Other fuel (0.7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44

Here:	9.1%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	1.6%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	5.1%
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.)

Ziebach County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $23,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $759,000
Financial Administration: $202,000

Police Protection: $91,000

Central Staff Services: $67,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $48,000

General Public Buildings: $39,000

Natural Resources - Other: $36,000

Health Services - Other: $18,000

Fire Protection: $3,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $164,000
Interest Earnings: $12,000

General Revenue, NEC: $3,000

Rents: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $683,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $212,000
General Support: $156,000

Health & Hospitals: $2,000
Tax - Property: $570,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $384,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

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

Ziebach County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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