Butte County vs. Meade County

	Butte County (SD)	Meade County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,222	28,294
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.1%	11.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,112	25,443
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,110	25,434
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.2%	22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	48.0%
White alone, percent	93.7%	90.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.4%	3.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.6%	4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.0%	87.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	859	2,710
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,876	12,265
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.1%	73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$130,900	$180,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,180	$1,445
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$480	$497
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$676	$860
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.1%	9.6%
Building permits, 2018	22	148
Households, 2014-2018	4,178	10,912
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.40	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	82.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	88.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.7%	82.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.6%	27.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.2%	10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.9%	66.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	63.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,410	43,592
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	157,422	211,042
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,391	$8,101
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.6	20.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,387	$59,218
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,702	$28,654
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	8.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	333	707
Total employment, 2017	2,304	5,399
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	76,419	246,767
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.4%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	937	2,335
All firms, 2012	1,334	2,569
Men-owned firms, 2012	605	1,210
Women-owned firms, 2012	301	823
Minority-owned firms, 2012	30	155
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,281	2,312
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	131	352
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,073	2,008
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.5	7.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,249.90	3,470.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Butte county (SD) and Meade county (SD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.