Meade County vs. Pennington County

Meade County (SD)Pennington County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)28,294111,729
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.2%10.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)25,443100,957
Population, Census, April 1, 201025,434100,948
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.8%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.3%18.0%
Female persons, percent48.0%49.6%
White alone, percent90.5%83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent2.0%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.0%10.1%
Asian alone, percent1.1%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.5%5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.0%80.0%
Veterans, 2014-20182,71010,980
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.8%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)12,26549,240
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.8%68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$180,500$179,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,445$1,395
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$497$521
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$860$824
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.6%22.2%
Building permits, 2018148622
Households, 2014-201810,91243,598
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.8%82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.2%4.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.6%89.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.0%81.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.5%93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.2%30.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.7%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.1%11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.5%66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.3%62.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)43,592351,846
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)211,0422,250,762
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,101$21,570
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.917.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,218$55,024
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,654$30,518
Persons in poverty, percent8.4%13.3%
Total employer establishments, 20177073,858
Total employment, 20175,39949,505
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)246,7671,953,885
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,3358,240
All firms, 20122,56910,555
Men-owned firms, 20121,2105,828
Women-owned firms, 20128232,946
Minority-owned firms, 2012155571
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,3129,511
Veteran-owned firms, 20123521,598
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,0087,965
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%23.1%
Population per square mile, 20107.336.4
Land area in square miles, 20103,470.982,776.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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