Harding County vs. Perkins County

	Harding County (SD)	Perkins County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,249	2,922
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.5%	-2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,255	2,983
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,255	2,982
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	25.2%
Female persons, percent	47.4%	49.9%
White alone, percent	94.5%	95.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.6%	1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.2%	94.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	99	260
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	753	1,740
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.2%	73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$97,100	$91,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,027	$1,012
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$468	$445
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$610	$588
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.3%	11.2%
Households, 2014-2018	548	1,285
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.25	2.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.7%	92.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.7%	2.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.8%	81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.7%	76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.1%	20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.3%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.0%	16.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.0%	69.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.9%	64.3%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,442	24,770
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,695	$8,156
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.0	13.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,365	$56,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,599	$33,065
Persons in poverty, percent	10.7%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	43	135
Total employment, 2017	374	769
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,066	25,221
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.3%	-2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	161	276
All firms, 2012	248	296
Men-owned firms, 2012	121	121
Women-owned firms, 2012	112	51
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	239	273
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	236	219
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	17.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	0.5	1.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,671.38	2,870.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Harding county (SD) and Perkins county (SD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.