Meade County vs. Perkins County

	Meade County (SD)	Perkins County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,294	2,922
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	-2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	25,443	2,983
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	25,434	2,982
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.8%	20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.3%	25.2%
Female persons, percent	48.0%	49.9%
White alone, percent	90.5%	95.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.0%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.0%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.5%	1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.0%	94.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,710	260
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,265	1,740
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.8%	73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$180,500	$91,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,445	$1,012
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$497	$445
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$860	$588
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.6%	11.2%
Households, 2014-2018	10,912	1,285
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.44	2.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.8%	92.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.2%	2.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.5%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.2%	20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.7%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.1%	16.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.5%	69.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.3%	64.3%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	211,042	24,770
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,101	$8,156
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.9	13.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,218	$56,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,654	$33,065
Persons in poverty, percent	8.4%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	707	135
Total employment, 2017	5,399	769
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	246,767	25,221
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.7%	-2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,335	276
All firms, 2012	2,569	296
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,210	121
Women-owned firms, 2012	823	51
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,312	273
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,008	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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	17.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	7.3	1.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	3,470.98	2,870.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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