South Dakota Economic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over577,129100.0
In labor force394,94568.4
Civilian labor force
391,59467.9
Employed
374,37364.9
Unemployed
17,2213.0
Percent of civilian labor force
4.4(X)
Armed Forces
3,3510.6
Not in labor force182,18431.6
Females 16 years and over293,889100.0
In labor force187,21663.7
Civilian labor force
186,67263.5
Employed
178,98760.9
Own children under 6 years58,823100.0
All parents in family in labor force42,93073.0
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over372,648100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone288,22777.3
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled38,80510.4
Public transportation (including taxicab)1,7020.5
Walked16,7864.5
Other means2,9720.8
Worked at home24,1566.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes)16.6(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over374,373100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations122,20732.6
Service occupations58,57315.6
Sales and office occupations99,07326.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations7,2471.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations34,0319.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations53,24214.2
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining30,3058.1
Construction23,4486.3
Manufacturing41,42111.1
Wholesale trade12,4313.3
Retail trade44,82912.0
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities17,4194.7
Information8,0332.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing27,6157.4
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services18,6245.0
Educational, health and social services82,29722.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services30,9068.3
Other services (except public administration)18,9865.1
Public administration18,0594.8
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers272,88372.9
Government workers57,14415.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business41,32011.0
Unpaid family workers3,0260.8
INCOME IN 1999
Households290,336100.0
Less than $10,00030,88110.6
$10,000 to $14,99922,4217.7
$15,000 to $24,99946,82316.1
$25,000 to $34,99943,88415.1
$35,000 to $49,99955,16019.0
$50,000 to $74,99953,81718.5
$75,000 to $99,99920,1506.9
$100,000 to $149,99911,0903.8
$150,000 to $199,9992,8721.0
$200,000 or more3,2381.1
Median household income (dollars)35,282(X)
With earnings236,30881.4
Mean earnings (dollars)
43,382(X)
With Social Security income81,26728.0
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
10,460(X)
With Supplemental Security Income9,7433.4
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,836(X)
With public assistance income8,7873.0
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
2,189(X)
With retirement income36,98112.7
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,972(X)
Families195,455100.0
Less than $10,00011,5595.9
$10,000 to $14,9999,4834.9
$15,000 to $24,99924,35612.5
$25,000 to $34,99928,00414.3
$35,000 to $49,99942,79721.9
$50,000 to $74,99946,04823.6
$75,000 to $99,99917,9539.2
$100,000 to $149,9999,8985.1
$150,000 to $199,9992,5071.3
$200,000 or more2,8501.5
Median family income (dollars)43,237(X)
Per capita income (dollars)17,562(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers29,677(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers21,520(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families18,172(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)9.3
With related children under 18 years13,955(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)13.9
With related children under 5 years
7,401(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)19.0
Families with female householder, no husband present7,696(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)30.4
With related children under 18 years7,174(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)37.9
With related children under 5 years
4,041(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)53.5
Individuals95,900(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)13.2
18 years and over61,935(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)11.7
65 years and over
11,199(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)11.1
Related children under 18 years32,900(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)16.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
22,698(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)15.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over30,624(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)23.9
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

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