Butte County vs. Perkins County

	Butte County (SD)	Perkins County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,222	2,922
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.1%	-2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,112	2,983
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,110	2,982
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.2%	20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	25.2%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	49.9%
White alone, percent	93.7%	95.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.4%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.6%	1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.0%	94.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	859	260
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,876	1,740
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.1%	73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$130,900	$91,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,180	$1,012
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$480	$445
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$676	$588
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.1%	11.2%
Households, 2014-2018	4,178	1,285
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.40	2.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	92.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	2.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.7%	76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.6%	20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.2%	16.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.9%	69.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	64.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	18,827	7,839
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	157,422	24,770
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,391	$8,156
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.6	13.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,387	$56,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,702	$33,065
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	333	135
Total employment, 2017	2,304	769
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	76,419	25,221
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.4%	-2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	937	276
All firms, 2012	1,334	296
Men-owned firms, 2012	605	121
Women-owned firms, 2012	301	51
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,281	273
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,073	219
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%	17.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.5	1.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,249.90	2,870.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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