Brown County vs. McPherson County

	Brown County (SD)	McPherson County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	39,316	2,407
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.6%	-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	36,532	2,459
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	36,531	2,459
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	28.1%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.5%
White alone, percent	88.5%	97.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.6%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.4%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	3.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.3%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.9%	96.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,162	212
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.7%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	18,155	1,436
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.9%	80.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$157,900	$56,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,260	$967
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$498	$372
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$680	$554
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.7%	9.5%
Building permits, 2018	69	8
Households, 2014-2018	16,184	1,012
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.11
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.6%	88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.9%	9.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.3%	73.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.2%	64.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.2%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.3%	16.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.7%	13.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.1%	57.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.3%	52.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	81,138	725
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	240,502	3,178
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	809,477	14,209
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$21,684	$5,826
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	12.8	17.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,455	$43,804
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,977	$27,240
Persons in poverty, percent	11.0%	17.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,277	74
Total employment, 2017	18,526	302
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	726,571	9,633
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.8%	-13.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,872	194
All firms, 2012	3,581	298
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,894	111
Women-owned firms, 2012	972	125
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,214	284
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,777	284
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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.0%	13.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	21.3	2.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,712.98	1,136.64

Source: United States Census Bureau

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