South Dakota vs. Montana
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South Dakota Montana
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 884,659 1,068,778 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.7% 8.0% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 814,198 989,407 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 814,180 989,415 Persons under 5 years, percent 7.0% 5.9% Persons under 18 years, percent 24.7% 21.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.6% 18.7% Female persons, percent 49.5% 49.7% White alone, percent 84.4% 89.0% Black or African American alone, percent 2.4% 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 9.0% 6.6% Asian alone, percent 1.7% 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.1% 4.0% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 81.4% 85.9% Veterans, 2014-2018 59,243 85,480 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.5% 2.2% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 397,526 515,175 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.1% 67.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $159,100 $219,600 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,298 $1,386 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $471 $421 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $722 $783 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 18.8% 16.8% Building permits, 2018 4,963 5,099 Households, 2014-2018 341,565 423,240 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.43 2.39 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.0% 84.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.5% 4.1% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.8% 87.3% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.0% 78.1% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.7% 93.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.5% 31.2% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.1% 9.2% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.6% 10.0% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.1% 63.1% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.2% 59.4% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,873,699 2,420,455 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 6,211,731 6,469,475 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 16,882,647 11,535,236 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 20,411,059 12,645,824 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 13,791,827 15,623,573 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,550 $15,544 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 17.0 18.0 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $56,499 $52,559 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,801 $29,765 Persons in poverty, percent 13.1% 13.0% Total employer establishments, 2017 27,099 38,192 Total employment, 2017 359,643 376,565 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 14,719,422 14,773,193 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.5% -0.5% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 66,713 91,520 All firms, 2012 81,314 112,419 Men-owned firms, 2012 42,418 55,913 Women-owned firms, 2012 23,722 35,449 Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,101 5,578 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 74,228 102,746 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 8,604 11,486 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 66,219 93,393 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 2.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.6% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 1.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.2% 24.6% Population per square mile, 2010 10.7 6.8 Land area in square miles, 2010 75,811.00 145,545.80
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between South Dakota and Montana using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
