COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hughes County

South Dakota · 14,817 residents · 742 sq mi

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Hughes County is a county of 14,817 people in South Dakota. The typical home is worth $58,400. That is roughly 20% ahead of the South Dakota median. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Median rent is $315 a month. About 26% 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 33.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,817

−10%vs 2000

vs 16,481 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−11%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

742 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,212)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(1,316)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(1,253)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,003)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(739)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(2,363)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.4%(2,573)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,359)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(1,228)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(940)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(546)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(285)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,058

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,970 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,263

−41%vs 2000

vs $20,689 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,400

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$315

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $404 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.2%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.1% in 2000

36.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.4%(14,564)

Black0.2%(30)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(201)

Asian0.4%(64)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(13,694)

Black0.1%(19)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(123)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other7.3%(1,088)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(297)

South American0.6%(114)

Chilean0.6%(114)

Central American0.5%(87)

Salvadoran0.3%(54)

Honduran0.2%(33)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(93)

Chinese0.1%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

German35.5%(6,270)

Irish12.5%(2,211)

Norwegian11.8%(2,077)

English10.4%(1,843)

American4.6%(810)

Dutch3.6%(639)

Swedish2.8%(498)

Polish2.2%(389)

Czech1.5%(265)

French1.1%(202)

Russian1.1%(191)

Italian1%(172)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.9%(156)

Danish0.8%(150)

British0.6%(106)

Scottish0.6%(105)

Hungarian0.5%(81)

Welsh0.4%(74)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(63)

French Canadian0.3%(52)

Romanian0.3%(47)

Belgian0.2%(39)

Swiss0.2%(34)

Subsaharan African0.2%(31)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

Latvian0.1%(11)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Arab0%(5)

Lebanese0%(5)

Greek0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.6%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.5%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 9.5 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 married33.1%(2,261)

Married50.3%(3,435)

Widowed5.1%(349)

Divorced11.5%(785)

Women 15+

Never married28%(2,041)

Married49.5%(3,608)

Widowed9.8%(715)

Divorced12.7%(925)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 77.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% 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)26.9%(330)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(195)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.4%(410)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(95)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,226 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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