Pennington County vs. Meade County

Pennington County (SD)Meade County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)111,72928,294
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.7%11.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)100,95725,443
Population, Census, April 1, 2010100,94825,434
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%15.3%
Female persons, percent49.6%48.0%
White alone, percent83.2%90.5%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent10.1%3.0%
Asian alone, percent1.3%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.8%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.2%4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.0%87.0%
Veterans, 2014-201810,9802,710
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.5%1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)49,24012,265
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.8%73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$179,900$180,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,395$1,445
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$521$497
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$824$860
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.2%9.6%
Building permits, 2018622148
Households, 2014-201843,59810,912
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.4%82.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.4%4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.4%88.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.6%82.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.8%94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.7%27.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.8%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.7%10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.0%66.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.8%63.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)351,84643,592
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,250,762211,042
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,570$8,101
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.520.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,024$59,218
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,518$28,654
Persons in poverty, percent13.3%8.4%
Total employer establishments, 20173,858707
Total employment, 201749,5055,399
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,953,885246,767
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.2%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,2402,335
All firms, 201210,5552,569
Men-owned firms, 20125,8281,210
Women-owned firms, 20122,946823
Minority-owned firms, 2012571155
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,5112,312
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,598352
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,9652,008
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.1%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201036.47.3
Land area in square miles, 20102,776.553,470.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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