COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Tripp County

South Dakota · 6,924 residents · 1,612 sq mi

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With 6,924 people, Tripp County is a county in South Dakota. Median home value sits at $33,700. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Median rent is $253 a month. The poverty rate is 20.6%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,924

+8%vs 2000

vs 6,430 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−13%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,612 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(558)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(588)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(621)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(467)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(286)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(992)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(847)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(702)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(675)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(715)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(374)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(99)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,082

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,340

−25%vs 2000

vs $13,776 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.6%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,700

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $302 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.2%(5,605)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(55)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.2%(6,247)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other9.7%(670)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(91)

Central American0.3%(16)

Salvadoran0.3%(16)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(16)

Thai0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German40.4%(2,269)

English9.2%(517)

Irish8.8%(495)

Czech7.4%(415)

American6.6%(373)

Norwegian6.3%(354)

Dutch2.7%(149)

French2.3%(131)

Danish1.9%(107)

Swedish1.5%(83)

Italian0.9%(49)

Belgian0.5%(29)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.5%(26)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(21)

Russian0.3%(15)

Scottish0.2%(13)

Welsh0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.1%(8)

British0.1%(6)

French Canadian0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.5%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+127%vs 2000

vs 11.8 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 married41.2%(952)

Married44.4%(1,025)

Widowed1.9%(44)

Divorced12.5%(289)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(643)

Married45%(984)

Widowed15.3%(335)

Divorced10.4%(227)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.3%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

29.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.4%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.9%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 67.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% 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)7%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.1%(24)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.6%(53)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 199 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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