COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Davison County

South Dakota · 17,503 residents · 436 sq mi

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Davison County is a county of 17,503 people in South Dakota. The typical home is worth $38,100. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Median rent is $275 a month. Median household income is $20,733, under the $30,130 national median. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,503

−7%vs 2000

vs 18,741 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

436 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,319)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(1,404)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,399)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,207)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(1,182)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(2,638)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(2,250)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(1,565)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(1,495)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(1,502)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(1,123)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(419)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,733

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,476 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,105

−43%vs 2000

vs $17,879 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.0%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,100

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $388 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.9% in 2000

39.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96%(17,988)

Black0.3%(48)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(130)

Asian0.4%(80)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(17,151)

Black0.2%(28)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(30)

Asian0.2%(29)

Other1.7%(295)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.9%(987)

Puerto Rican0.1%(15)

Central American0.1%(15)

Salvadoran0.1%(15)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(46)

Filipino0.2%(31)

Korean0.1%(16)

Ancestry

German36%(7,177)

Irish9.1%(1,812)

Norwegian8.1%(1,622)

English7.8%(1,549)

American7.2%(1,446)

Dutch7.1%(1,407)

French2.6%(516)

Danish2.3%(455)

Swedish2.1%(415)

Scottish2%(392)

Czech1.5%(295)

Polish1%(197)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.8%(163)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(140)

Italian0.6%(127)

Russian0.4%(86)

Finnish0.3%(62)

Subsaharan African0.2%(49)

Belgian0.2%(42)

Swiss0.2%(34)

Welsh0.2%(31)

Austrian0.2%(30)

West Indian0.1%(26)

Jamaican0.1%(26)

Greek0.1%(22)

Hungarian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.8%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.9%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.2 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 10.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.9%(2,764)

Married50.9%(4,141)

Widowed4.6%(376)

Divorced10.6%(862)

Women 15+

Never married26.9%(2,178)

Married53.4%(4,331)

Widowed11.9%(963)

Divorced7.9%(637)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 9.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.6%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.3%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 72.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.7%(202)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.9%(312)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.1%(303)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.6%(93)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,079 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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