COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ziebach County

South Dakota · 2,220 residents · 1,961 sq mi

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Ziebach County is home to 2,220 people in South Dakota. The poverty rate is 51.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Getting to work takes 53 minutes on average. This skews young, with a median age of 24.8. The typical home is worth $14,999. Households here earn about 37% less than in South Dakota as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 52%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,220

−12%vs 2000

vs 2,519 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.8

+4%vs 2000

vs 23.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,961 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.9%(264)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.9%(287)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.5%(256)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(201)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(107)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(355)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.2%(226)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(176)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(175)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(112)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(47)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,129

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,063 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,132

−18%vs 2000

vs $7,463 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

51.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$14,999

−52%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$251

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $331 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.4% in 2000

41.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic26.4%(664)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(25)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic35.6%(790)

Black0.3%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(38)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other64%(1,420)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(33)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(7)

Ancestry

German12.7%(302)

Irish8%(191)

American6.6%(156)

Norwegian3.9%(92)

English2.7%(63)

Scottish0.5%(13)

French Canadian0.5%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(12)

Danish0.4%(10)

Russian0.4%(9)

French0.2%(4)

Czech0.1%(3)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Welsh0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.5%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

53.4 min

+249%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married49.4%(459)

Married40.7%(378)

Widowed1%(9)

Divorced8.9%(83)

Women 15+

Never married48.6%(483)

Married34.8%(346)

Widowed5.5%(55)

Divorced11%(109)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

26.0%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 29.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

24.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.7%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

34.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% 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)29.1%(34)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39.3%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.6%(37)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 117 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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