Perkins County, South Dakota (SD)

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• • 2,86895.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 541.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 401.3%Two or more races
  • 220.7%Asian alone
  • 210.7%Some other race alone
  • 140.5%Hispanic or Latino

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 6
• Auto thefts: 1

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,483 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,292 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Perkins County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lemmon, Bison, Prairie City.

Neighboring counties: Alger County, Michigan , Burnett County, Wisconsin , Dickey County, North Dakota , Sargent County, North Dakota , Valley County, Idaho , Price County, Wisconsin .

Current college students: 27
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 37 (96.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 262010 or later
• 52000 to 2009
• 31990 to 1999
• 111980 to 1989
• 01970 to 1979
• 15Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,379
• One, attached: 12
• 3 or 4: 33
• 10 to 19: 50
• 20 or more: 21
• Mobile homes: 247
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Perkins County with a mortgage: 280 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Perkins County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Perkins County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• South Dakota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4527, Natural disaster type: Other
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2019 - April 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4440, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 24, 2016 - December 26, 2016, FEMA Id: 4298, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 13, 2014 to June 20, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4186: July 28, 2014, FEMA Id: 4186, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 03, 2013 to October 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4155: November 08, 2013, FEMA Id: 4155, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 11, 2011 to July 22, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1984: May 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 1984, Natural disaster type: Flood
• South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2010 to June 24, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1929: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1929, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: April 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1914: May 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1914, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 20, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1887: March 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1887, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to December 27, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1886: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1886, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

1.96% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($74,955 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.96% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($74,955 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

3.68% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,929 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.75% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($21,048 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($25,881 average AGI)

Perkins County:	1.93%
South Dakota average:	3.31%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Perkins County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 608 (204 living alone), Female householders: 686 (180 living alone)

• 740 spouses (740 opposite-sex spouses), 62 unmarried partners, (59 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 793 children (734 natural, 40 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 90

Size of family households: 498 2-persons, 141 3-persons, 136 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 383 1-person, 46 2-persons.

469 married couples with children.
149 single-parent households (40 men, 109 women).

98.5% of residents of Perkins speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $41,215,000 ($13,138 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $249,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,769,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,594,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,654,000
Federal grants: $14,539,000
Federal procurement contracts: $272,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,387,000 ($31,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $741,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,579,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,834,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-89 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.18 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Perkins County, South Dakota
• 02020 or later
• 852010 to 2019
• 992000 to 2009
• 881990 to 1999
• 1131980 to 1989
• 2601970 to 1979
• 2141960 to 1969
• 1901950 to 1959
• 2231940 to 1949
• 4251939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Perkins County, South Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Perkins County, South Dakota
• 41 room
• 02 rooms
• 303 rooms
• 1104 rooms
• 1895 rooms
• 1866 rooms
• 1357 rooms
• 1208 rooms
• 2589+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perkins County, South Dakota
• 161 room
• 102 rooms
• 403 rooms
• 634 rooms
• 425 rooms
• 446 rooms
• 157 rooms
• 18 rooms
• 419+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Perkins County, South Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Perkins County, South Dakota
• 5no bedroom
• 601 bedroom
• 2302 bedrooms
• 3823 bedrooms
• 2024 bedrooms
• 1635+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perkins County, South Dakota
• 17no bedroom
• 541 bedroom
• 882 bedrooms
• 653 bedrooms
• 94 bedrooms
• 445+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Perkins County, South Dakota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Perkins County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 27no vehicle
• 1491 vehicle
• 3832 vehicles
• 2733 vehicles
• 1084 vehicles
• 885+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Perkins County in renter-occupied apartments
• 18no vehicle
• 1141 vehicle
• 912 vehicles
• 213 vehicles
• 124 vehicles
• 105+ vehicles

95.8% of Perkins County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in South Dakota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,202
• Other state: 1,822
• Northeast: 21
• Midwest: 1,427
• South: 80
• West: 265

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 69
• Number of aged recipients: 9
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 60
• Number of recipients under 18: 0
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 43
• Number of recipients older than 64: 0
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 40
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 23

Businesses in Perkins County, SD

• U-Haul: 1

Perkins County on our top lists:

• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"