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Brandon township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile

Land area: 33.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 678 (all rural)

Males: 351  (51.8%)
Females: 327  (48.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 678 (589 owner occupied, 89 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

13%
State:

32%


Races in Brandon township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
  • Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 39.5

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Average household size: 2.81

Brandon township:

2.8 people
South Dakota:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.21

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($64,000 in 1999)
Brandon township:

$52,117
South Dakota:

$48,947
Median contract rent in 2013: $597 (lower quartile is $377, upper quartile is $564)
Here:

$597
State:

$529

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $151,700 (it was $98,000 in 2000)
:

$151,700
South Dakota:

$138,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,300 - $211,100

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $200,967
Here:

$200,967
State:

$182,593

Townhouses or other attached units: $279,241
Here:

$279,241
State:

$241,167

In 2-unit structures: $81,581
Here:

$81,581
State:

$129,138

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,457
Here:

$109,457
State:

$114,887

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $82,823
Here:

$82,823
State:

$148,009

Mobile homes: $25,357
Here:

$25,357
State:

$45,405
Population density: 20 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Brandon Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Brandon township include: Split Rock Church (A), Swedona Convenant Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: West Pipestone Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

94% of Brandon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

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

  • This state: 114
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 18
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Brandon township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 6
  • 1980 to 1989: 0
  • 1970 to 1979: 6
  • 1960 to 1969: 6
  • 1950 to 1959: 5
  • 1940 to 1949: 7
  • 1939 or earlier: 20

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brandon township, South Dakota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 7
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 20
  • 8 rooms: 12
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brandon township, South Dakota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brandon township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 25
  • 4 bedrooms: 13
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brandon township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Brandon township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 7
  • 2 vehicles: 7
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 19
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Brandon township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 5
  • 2 vehicles: 0
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Paper (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (24%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Registered nurses (12%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Religious workers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Brandon township:

  • German (48.4%)
  • Norwegian (37.1%)
  • English (5.6%)
  • Danish (4.8%)
  • Swedish (4.0%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Electricity (26%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 132

Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 15 4-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,

181 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (6 men, 8 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
South Dakota:

8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
South Dakota:

5.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brandon township:

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