South Dakota Profile and Statistics

South Dakota Cities Households By Type

In 2007, South Dakota had 311644 total households with the average home having 2.43 residents and the average family coming in at 2.99.

Of those homes reported, 29.4% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.9% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 7046 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 19200 where the female was the sole head of household.

In South Dakota, 89019 people live alone, and of that, 32639 are 65 and over.

There were 98806 (31.7%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 74783 (24%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in South Dakota

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 757619, 41.1 percent are the main “Householder,” while 21.5 are spouses. There are 217760 children, and 27235 comprise “other relatives.” 38279 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 16854 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

South Dakota Census Marital Status data

In South Dakota, there are 310933 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 99689 have never married; 171609 are currently still married, but have separated. 2755 are legally separated, 29091 are divorced and 7789 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (316376), 24.9% never married, 53.1% are married but separated while 1% are legally still separated. 10.2% are divorced and 10.7% are widowed.

South Dakota Fertility Rates and SD Statistics

Let’s talk babies in South Dakota (SD): In the 2007 report, 12233 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in South Dakota (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 4542 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 50 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 65 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 35 babies, while there were 126 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 22.

South Dakota Grandparents Statistics

There are 9251 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 5428 (58.7%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 60.8% are the grandmothers and 67.1% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 1344 have done it for less than a year; 1185 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 1242 handling things 3 or 4 years and 1657 doing the job 5 or more years.

South Dakota School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (SD)

In South Dakota, 202347 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 13203 (6.5%) are in nursery or preschool; 9931 (4.9%) are in kindergarten, while 84112 (41.6%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 44816 (22.1%) are slogging through High School, while 50285 (24.9%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 33.6% (171432); 17.5% (89367) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (509779), 27872 (5.5%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 31802 (6.2%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 171432 (33.6%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 106664 (20.9%) have some college experience but no degree; 46973 (9.2%) reached an Associate’s degree; 89367 (17.5%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 35669 (7%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in South Dakota is 590831. Of that, 74051 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 715261 (100%) – of that, 99682 (13.9%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (115897), 5766 (5%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (495478), 54162 (10.9%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (103886), 39754 (38.3%) have a disability.

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