Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Hutchinson County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46067

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

996

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.91

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

10,379

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,350

-9.9%

-10.4%

0.5%

1990:

8,262

-11.6%

-11.2%

-0.4%

2000:

8,075

-2.3%

2.2%

-4.5%

2005:

7,581

-6.1%

-3.3%

-2.9%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,948

98.4%

0-to-19:

2,180

27.0%

Black:

5

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,514

18.7%

Hispanic:

42

0.5%

40-to-59:

1,893

23.4%

American Indian:

44

0.5%

60-plus:

2,488

30.8%

Other:

36

0.4%

Median Age:

43.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

9.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

71.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.1%

Median Family Income:

$37,715

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.6%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home