Bennett County vs. Mellette County

	Bennett County (SD)	Mellette County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,468	2,042
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.1%	0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,431	2,043
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,431	2,048
Persons under 5 years, percent	9.7%	10.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	33.9%	30.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.5%	15.5%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	48.1%
White alone, percent	33.7%	39.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	59.9%	54.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	5.4%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.6%	3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	32.0%	37.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	166	49
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	0.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,269	852
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.4%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$75,700	$44,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$910	$1,114
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$440	$342
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$583	$502
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.3%	2.8%
Building permits, 2018	3	2
Households, 2014-2018	985	668
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.45	3.02
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.2%	94.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.4%	8.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.6%	63.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.9%	39.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.0%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.4%	13.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	21.8%	23.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	43.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.8%	41.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,567	360
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,345	11,578
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,414	$5,511
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.1	20.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,348	$31,222
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$16,625	$13,538
Persons in poverty, percent	32.5%	35.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	63	20
Total employment, 2017	715	151
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	21,095	3,625
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.6%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	194	102
All firms, 2012	231	116
Men-owned firms, 2012	80	32
Women-owned firms, 2012	100	63
Minority-owned firms, 2012	50	34
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	162	71
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	207	97
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.2%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.9	1.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,184.71	1,307.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bennett county (SD) and Mellette county (SD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.