Mellette County vs. Jones County

	Mellette County (SD)	Jones County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,042	928
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.0%	-7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,043	1,006
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,048	1,006
Persons under 5 years, percent	10.3%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	30.7%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.5%	23.3%
Female persons, percent	48.1%	50.6%
White alone, percent	39.0%	90.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	54.6%	4.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	5.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.7%	2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	37.8%	88.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	49	39
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.3%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	852	650
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.0%	80.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$44,500	$78,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,114	$927
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$342	$391
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$502	$433
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.8%	4.3%
Building permits, 2018	2	6
Households, 2014-2018	668	403
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.02	1.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	94.1%	94.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.3%	1.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	63.5%	87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	39.8%	74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.1%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.7%	24.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	4.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	23.1%	16.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.3%	66.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.6%	64.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	360	4,328
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,578	32,843
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,511	$32,422
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.9	14.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,222	$41,103
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$13,538	$28,850
Persons in poverty, percent	35.2%	13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	20	50
Total employment, 2017	151	254
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,625	8,386
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	-7.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	102	115
All firms, 2012	116	149
Men-owned firms, 2012	32	45
Women-owned firms, 2012	63	69
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	71	136
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	97	127
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%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.6	1.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,307.31	969.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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