Clay County, South Dakota (SD)

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• • 12,16486.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4363.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 4333.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4193.0%Asian alone
  • 2812.0%Two or more races
  • 2351.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 290.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $212,853

Here:	$212,853
State:	$222,394

Townhouses or other attached units: $267,899

Here:	$267,899
State:	$231,929

In 2-unit structures: $91,457

Here:	$91,457
State:	$201,138

Mobile homes: $24,780

Here:	$24,780
State:	$69,469

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 18
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 20
• Auto thefts: 1

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,804 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,158 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $517 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $713 a month.

Cities in this county include: Vermillion, Irene, Wakonda.

Neighboring counties: Cattaraugus County, New York , Chautauqua County, New York , Windham County, Vermont , Erie County, New York , Cherokee County, Iowa , Kossuth County, Iowa , Yates County, New York .

Current college students: 4,397
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 51.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 687 (28.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2972010 or later
• 2372000 to 2009
• 951990 to 1999
• 481980 to 1989
• 311970 to 1979
• 34Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,603
• One, attached: 156
• Two: 146
• 3 or 4: 394
• 5 to 9: 371
• 10 to 19: 552
• 20 to 49: 85
• 50 or more: 38
• Mobile homes: 755

Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 1,639 (22 second mortgage, 137 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,247

Religion statistics for Clay County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Clay County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• South Dakota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4527, Natural disaster type: Other
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2019 - April 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4440, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 13, 2014 to June 20, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4186: July 28, 2014, FEMA Id: 4186, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 11, 2011 to July 22, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1984: May 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 1984, Natural disaster type: Flood
• South Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2010 to July 30, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1938: September 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1938, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 10, 2010 to June 20, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1915: May 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1915, Natural disaster type: Flood
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to December 27, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1886: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1886, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• South Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 02, 2008 to June 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1774: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1774, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 06, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3234: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3234, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Dakota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 03, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1173: April 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1173, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

11.19% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,158 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.71% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($16,179 average AGI)
5.48% relocated from other states ($18,979 average AGI)

Clay County:	5.48%
South Dakota average:	3.70%

from Minnehaha County, SD	1.26% ($25,852 average AGI)
from Yankton County, SD	0.98% ($31,071)
from Union County, SD	0.86% ($45,324)
from Woodbury County, IA	0.56% ($32,958)

12.53% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,244 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.40% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($20,189 average AGI)
6.13% relocated to other states ($19,055 average AGI)

Clay County:	6.13%
South Dakota average:	3.63%

to Minnehaha County, SD	1.88% ($30,171 average AGI)
to Yankton County, SD	1.22% ($34,302)
to Lincoln County, SD	0.80% ($38,829)
to Union County, SD	0.53% ($47,565)
to Pennington County, SD	0.46% ($18,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Clay County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,465 (758 living alone), Female householders: 2,920 (860 living alone)

• 2,228 spouses (2,228 opposite-sex spouses), 428 unmarried partners, (424 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,537 children (2,351 natural, 82 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 0 foster children, 49 other relatives, 986 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,263

Size of family households: 1,268 2-persons, 687 3-persons, 491 4-persons, 174 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,629 1-person, 510 2-persons, 179 3-persons, 231 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

1,620 married couples with children.
628 single-parent households (107 men, 521 women).

93.3% of residents of Clay speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $87,224,000 ($6,679 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,636,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,084,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,891,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,760,000
Federal grants: $33,518,000
Federal procurement contracts: $989,000 ($119,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,983,000 ($2,169,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,188,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,284,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,444,000

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

Here:	-77 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.88 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Clay County, South Dakota
• 892014 or later
• 2202010 to 2013
• 7892000 to 2009
• 8211990 to 1999
• 7131980 to 1989
• 8701970 to 1979
• 7581960 to 1969
• 2411950 to 1959
• 2991940 to 1949
• 1,2561939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Clay County, South Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clay County, South Dakota
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 793 rooms
• 1884 rooms
• 3815 rooms
• 4296 rooms
• 3637 rooms
• 3778 rooms
• 1,0589+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County, South Dakota
• 1041 room
• 1152 rooms
• 4403 rooms
• 6484 rooms
• 4045 rooms
• 1806 rooms
• 1497 rooms
• 1328 rooms
• 2729+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Clay County, South Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Clay County, South Dakota
• 0no bedroom
• 561 bedroom
• 3702 bedrooms
• 1,0853 bedrooms
• 9334 bedrooms
• 4625+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County, South Dakota
• 102no bedroom
• 4831 bedroom
• 9842 bedrooms
• 4503 bedrooms
• 3434 bedrooms
• 1375+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Clay County, South Dakota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Clay County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 54no vehicle
• 5731 vehicle
• 1,2292 vehicles
• 6083 vehicles
• 3094 vehicles
• 1075+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Clay County in renter-occupied apartments
• 173no vehicle
• 1,0441 vehicle
• 7872 vehicles
• 2553 vehicles
• 1694 vehicles
• 555+ vehicles

64.6% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in South Dakota.

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

• This state: 7,071
• Other state: 6,377
• Northeast: 396
• Midwest: 4,450
• South: 569
• West: 925

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 130
• Number of aged recipients: 6
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 124
• Number of recipients under 18: 17
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 87
• Number of recipients older than 64: 26
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 64
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 45

Clay County on our top lists:

• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"