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

Hughes County is 3rd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Female residents

Hughes County is 3rd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Income per capita

Hughes County is 3rd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Income per household

Hughes County is 3rd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Hughes County is 4th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Hughes County is 7th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Home median value

Hughes County is 7th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Hughes County is 7th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Hughes County is 8th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Hughes County is 9th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Size Demographics
	Hughes County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	17,450	12th	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	741.6	43rd	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	23	11th	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hughes County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	6.8%	24th	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.2%	32nd	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.1%	52nd	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hughes County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	93.4%	3rd	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	34.9%	4th	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hughes County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	85.2%	50th	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.4%	7th	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	10.4%	16th	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	17th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	25th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	20th	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	18th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	83.5%	50th	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hughes County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	51.3%	3rd	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.3%	24th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hughes County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	7,696	12th	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	23.5%	7th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	7,102	12th	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.6%	48th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$145,400	7th	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	2.3	51st	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	97	9th	4,178	829,658

Income Demographics
	Hughes County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$29,628	3rd	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$58,082	3rd	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.7%	53rd	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hughes County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Non-farm private establishments	675	10th	25,494	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	6,313	12th	326,749	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,919	10th	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$262,349	11th	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,487	13th	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$35,077	8th	$1,622,751	$613,795,732