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

Meade County is 1st in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Size in square miles

Meade County is 4th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Meade County is 5th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Home median value

Meade County is 7th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Current population (2012)

Meade County is 7th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Meade County is 7th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Meade County is 8th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Meade County is 8th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Households

Meade County is 8th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Housing units

Meade County is 8th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	26,052	7th	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3,471.0	1st	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	7.3	26th	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	31st	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.7%	29th	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.8%	55th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.4%	8th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.5%	24th	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	91.7%	38th	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.8%	4th	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.8%	31st	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	11th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	14th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.8%	12th	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	7th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	88.6%	41st	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	48.2%	57th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.8%	11th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	11,022	8th	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.1%	25th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	9,933	8th	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.4%	38th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$153,400	5th	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	24th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	99	8th	4,178	829,658

Income Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$24,133	32nd	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$47,504	19th	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.1%	38th	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Non-farm private establishments	674	11th	25,494	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	4,757	13th	326,749	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,283	7th	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$194,275	13th	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,067	43rd	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$33,442	10th	$1,622,751	$613,795,732