Murdo, SD (South Dakota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 526 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 526 (all nonfarm))

Murdo, South Dakota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 306 (263 occupied: 180 owner occupied, 83 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	32%

Housing density: 482 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $354 (lower quartile is $262, upper quartile is $412)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $324

Median gross rent in Murdo, SD in 2007: $414

Housing units in Murdo with a mortgage: 53 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 76

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,487 (it was $42,000 in 2000)

Murdo:	$71,487
South Dakota:	$118,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,890 - $140,078

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $92,246
Here: $92,246
State: $160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $320,954
Here: $320,954
State: $200,700

In 2-unit structures: $81,231
Here: $81,231
State: $184,406

Mobile homes: $24,191
Here: $24,191
State: $34,151

Household type by relationship

Households: 579

In family households: 467 (104 male householders, 48 female householders)
126 spouses, 170 children (163 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 112 (50 male householders (43 living alone)), 51 female householders (49 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 7 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

104 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (12 men, 36 women).

98.9% of residents of Murdo speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Murdo, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 23 5 rooms: 46 6 rooms: 35 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 28

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Murdo, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 14 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 13 7 rooms: 4 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 9
1980 to 1989: 38
1970 to 1979: 71
1960 to 1969: 37
1950 to 1959: 40
1940 to 1949: 33
1939 or earlier: 58

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Murdo:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 46 3 bedrooms: 71 4 bedrooms: 50 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Murdo:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 36 2 bedrooms: 22 3 bedrooms: 17 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Murdo in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 44 2 vehicles: 89 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Murdo in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 30 2 vehicles: 29 3 vehicles: 3 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Murdo, SD:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 17
$50,000 to $59,999: 13
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 9
$90,000 to $99,999: 11
$100,000 to $124,999: 24
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $174,999: 1
$175,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 to $249,999: 1
$250,000 to $299,999: 5
$300,000 to $399,999: 1
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Murdo rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Murdo:

Less than $100: 3 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 15
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 1
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 3

Murdo, SD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.2%
Number of people working at home: 14 (4.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 92
5 to 9 minutes: 111
10 to 14 minutes: 37
15 to 19 minutes: 10
20 to 24 minutes: 10
25 to 29 minutes: 8
30 to 34 minutes: 5
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 12
60 to 89 minutes: 10
90 or more minutes: 8

Murdo mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 232 (73%)
Carpooled: 45 (14%)
Walked: 26 (8%)
Worked at home: 14 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 33
$10,000 to $14,999: 30
$15,000 to $19,999: 30
$20,000 to $24,999: 15
$25,000 to $29,999: 18
$30,000 to $34,999: 17
$35,000 to $39,999: 27
$40,000 to $44,999: 20
$45,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $74,999: 21
$75,000 to $99,999: 18
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 151

Norwegian: 61

Irish: 39

English: 37

United States or American: 37

Dutch: 17

Czech: 17

Swedish: 13

French (except Basque): 11

Other groups: 11

Danish: 9

European: 8

Swiss: 6

Polish: 4

Scotch-Irish: 4

Russian: 3

Latvian: 2

Scandinavian: 2

Scottish: 2

Slovak: 1

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

This state: 436
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 106
South: 11
West: 20

56% of Murdo 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, 80% lived in South Dakota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 11
9th grade: 2
10th grade: 4
11th grade: 6
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 66
Less than 1 year of college: 8
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 28
Associate degree: 14
Bachelor's degree: 18
Master's degree: 10
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 13
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 87
Less than 1 year of college: 13
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 22
Associate degree: 8
Bachelor's degree: 36
Master's degree: 2
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 80.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,633
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $3,115
Two or more races householders: $102,662

Murdo household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Murdo marital status for males

Murdo marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $83,553

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 193
One, attached: 8
Two: 15
3 or 4: 15
5 to 9: 20
20 to 49: 5
Mobile homes: 50

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,519

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Murdo:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Electricity (23%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (70%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
South Dakota:	5.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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