Bennett County, South Dakota Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Bennett County is 21st out of 3,143 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Bennett County is 35th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Bennett County is 37th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Bennett County is 41st out of 3,143 other counties in Income below poverty line

Bennett County is 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - Two or More

Bennett County is 6th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Income below poverty line

Bennett County is 6th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Bennett County is 7th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Bennett County is 7th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Bennett County is 9th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in People per household

Bennett County is 10th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Female residents

Bennett County is 15th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Bennett County is 16th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - Asian

Bennett County is 19th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Size Demographics
	Bennett County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	3,436	44th	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,184.7	23rd	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2.9	48th	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Bennett County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	9.6%	6th	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	33.2%	7th	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.7%	56th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bennett County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.7%	60th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.6%	54th	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bennett County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	33.8%	60th	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	53rd	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	60.4%	7th	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	16th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	19th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.9%	2nd	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	15th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	32.8%	60th	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bennett County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	50.9%	10th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.6%	49th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Bennett County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	1,255	52nd	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.0%	36th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	1,138	48th	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	59.1%	59th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$47,600	63rd	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	3.0	9th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	64th	4,178	829,658

Income Demographics
	Bennett County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$17,285	58th	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$34,500	59th	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	35.5%	6th	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Bennett County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Non-farm private establishments	67	52nd	25,494	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	657	47th	326,749	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	253	54th	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$23,956	49th	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,031	47th	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,821	45th	$1,622,751	$613,795,732