Custer County vs. Pennington County

Custer County (SD)Pennington County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)8,726111,729
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.2%10.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)8,218100,957
Population, Census, April 1, 20108,216100,948
Persons under 5 years, percent4.0%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent15.4%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent30.0%18.0%
Female persons, percent50.3%49.6%
White alone, percent92.9%83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent0.6%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.7%10.1%
Asian alone, percent0.6%1.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.1%5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.5%80.0%
Veterans, 2014-20181,04410,980
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.5%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)5,28549,240
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201882.4%68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$216,800$179,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,439$1,395
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$508$521
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$827$824
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.4%22.2%
Building permits, 201864622
Households, 2014-20183,94143,598
Persons per household, 2014-20182.072.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.9%4.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.7%89.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.0%81.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.1%93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201825.0%30.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.1%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.8%11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.8%66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.8%62.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)31,113351,846
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)68,1262,250,762
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,170$21,570
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.217.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,472$55,024
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,439$30,518
Persons in poverty, percent10.1%13.3%
Total employer establishments, 20172933,858
Total employment, 20171,38149,505
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)51,6471,953,885
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.0%-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179408,240
All firms, 20121,12810,555
Men-owned firms, 20125675,828
Women-owned firms, 20123402,946
Minority-owned firms, 2012107571
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129819,511
Veteran-owned firms, 20121551,598
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128197,965
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%23.1%
Population per square mile, 20105.336.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,557.002,776.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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