Dewey County, South Dakota Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Dewey County is 12th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Dewey County is 15th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Dewey County is 23rd out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Dewey County is 4th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Female residents

Dewey County is 4th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Dewey County is 4th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - Two or More

Dewey County is 4th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Dewey County is 5th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Dewey County is 6th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Size in square miles

Dewey County is 8th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in People per household

Dewey County is 9th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	5,538	32nd	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,302.5	6th	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2.3	52nd	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	10.2%	4th	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	34.6%	5th	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	9.8%	61st	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.4%	64th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.2%	60th	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	22.1%	63rd	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.2%	56th	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	73.8%	4th	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	56th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	33rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.7%	4th	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	27th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	21.7%	63rd	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	51.2%	4th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.2%	61st	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	1,974	39th	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.0%	55th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	1,720	38th	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	57.9%	60th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$58,400	53rd	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	3.0	8th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2	52nd	4,178	829,658

Income Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$16,410	59th	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$30,645	61st	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	30.3%	9th	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Non-farm private establishments	105	42nd	25,494	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	789	43rd	326,749	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	489	36th	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$23,806	51st	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$3,976	58th	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	55th	$1,622,751	$613,795,732