Brown County vs. Day County

Brown County (SD)Day County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)39,3165,505
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.6%-3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)36,5325,710
Population, Census, April 1, 201036,5315,710
Persons under 5 years, percent6.8%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.9%22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.2%25.4%
Female persons, percent50.9%49.0%
White alone, percent88.5%87.4%
Black or African American alone, percent2.6%0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.4%9.3%
Asian alone, percent3.1%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.0%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.3%2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.9%85.8%
Veterans, 2014-20182,162483
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.7%0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)18,1553,811
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.9%73.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$157,900$92,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,260$1,042
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$498$431
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$680$529
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.7%10.2%
Building permits, 20186918
Households, 2014-201816,1842,599
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.06
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.6%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.9%1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.3%82.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.2%66.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.2%89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.3%20.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.7%14.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.1%61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%54.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)81,1385,159
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)240,50218,053
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,914,611212,699
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)809,47762,171
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,684$11,076
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201812.817.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,455$44,145
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,977$28,873
Persons in poverty, percent11.0%15.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,277189
Total employment, 201718,5261,419
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)726,57144,757
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%-6.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,872497
All firms, 20123,581544
Men-owned firms, 20121,894297
Women-owned firms, 2012972151
Minority-owned firms, 20129830
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,214481
Veteran-owned firms, 201236786
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,777423
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200719.0%14.8%
Population per square mile, 201021.35.6
Land area in square miles, 20101,712.981,027.87

Source: United States Census Bureau

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