Statewide Claims to Fame

Union County is 1st in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Income per capita

Union County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Income per household

Union County is 5th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Union County is 6th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Foreign born residents

Union County is 6th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - Asian

Union County is 8th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Home median value

Union County is 8th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Union County is 9th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Union County is 9th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Retail sales

Union County is 10th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Building permits (last year)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Union County Rank South Dakota US
Current population (2012) 14,855 13th 833,354 313,914,040
Size in square miles 460.5 62nd 75,811 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 31.3 9th 10.7 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Union County Rank South Dakota US
Residents younger than 5 6.1% 35th 7.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.2% 19th 24.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.4% 50th 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Union County Rank South Dakota US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.9% 11th 89.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 29.6% 8th 25.8% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Union County Rank South Dakota US
Race - White 95.7% 26th 86.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.1% 11th 1.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 54th 8.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.2% 6th 1.1% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 48th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 41st 2.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.8% 17th 3.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 93.1% 27th 83.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Union County Rank South Dakota US
Female residents 49.6% 35th 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.5% 6th 2.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Union County Rank South Dakota US
Housing units 6,362 13th 366,540 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 16.7% 15th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 5,833 13th 318,466 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 74.2% 29th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $139,000 8th $127,000 $186,200
People per household 2.4 27th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 96 10th 4,178 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Union County Rank South Dakota US
Income per capita $34,310 1st $24,925 $27,915
Income per household $63,773 2nd $48,010 $52,762
Income below poverty line 4.9% 66th 13.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Union County Rank South Dakota US
Non-farm private establishments 482 13th 25,494 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 7,940 10th 326,749 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,142 14th 76,997 27,092,908
Retail sales $304,153 9th $12,266,218 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $21,752 5th $15,390 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $19,714 15th $1,622,751 $613,795,732

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