Statewide Claims to Fame

Pennington County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Pennington County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Current population (2012)

Pennington County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Households

Pennington County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Housing units

Pennington County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Pennington County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Pennington County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Pennington County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Retail sales

Pennington County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Pennington County is 3rd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Size in square miles

Main Cities Within Pennington County, South Dakota

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Pennington County Rank South Dakota US
Current population (2012) 104,347 2nd 833,354 313,914,040
Size in square miles 2,776.6 3rd 75,811 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 36.4 7th 10.7 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Pennington County Rank South Dakota US
Residents younger than 5 7.1% 21st 7.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.2% 26th 24.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.3% 51st 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Pennington County Rank South Dakota US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.7% 13th 89.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 27.7% 12th 25.8% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Pennington County Rank South Dakota US
Race - White 84.1% 51st 86.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.5% 5th 1.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 9.7% 17th 8.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.1% 9th 1.1% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 5th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.4% 5th 2.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 4.3% 5th 3.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 81.1% 53rd 83.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Pennington County Rank South Dakota US
Female residents 50.0% 22nd 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.1% 8th 2.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Pennington County Rank South Dakota US
Housing units 45,421 2nd 366,540 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 21.5% 8th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 40,306 2nd 318,466 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 66.1% 50th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $153,700 4th $127,000 $186,200
People per household 2.4 32nd 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 588 2nd 4,178 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Pennington County Rank South Dakota US
Income per capita $26,451 14th $24,925 $27,915
Income per household $48,378 12th $48,010 $52,762
Income below poverty line 13.1% 32nd 13.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Pennington County Rank South Dakota US
Non-farm private establishments 3,577 2nd 25,494 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 43,610 2nd 326,749 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 9,645 2nd 76,997 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,967,791 2nd $12,266,218 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $20,388 8th $15,390 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $286,549 2nd $1,622,751 $613,795,732

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