Stanley County, South Dakota Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Stanley County, South Dakota, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Stanley County, South Dakota. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Stanley County, South Dakota. The estimated population of Stanley County, South Dakota is 2,963 people, with a median age of 43.3.

We can look at the total population in Stanley County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
2,963
 -3.11% -1.04%
2020
3,058
+1.36%
-
2019
3,017
+0.67%
-
2018
2,997
+0.1%
-
2017
2,994
 - -

Population of Stanley County, South Dakota by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
86.8%
87.8%
 -1.14%
Black/African American
0%
0%
 0.00%
Native
3.4%
8.4%
 -59.52%
Hispanic
5%
1.1%
 +354.55%
Asian
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.2%
0.9%
 +33.33%
Two Or More Races
3%
1.9%
 +57.89%
Other
0.6%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Stanley County, South Dakota by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 43.3 -8.46% 41.5 -12.63% 44.6 -5.71%
2020 47.3 +6.29% 47.5 +15.01% 47.3 +4.42%
2019 44.5 +8.01% 41.3 +2.99% 45.3 +4.62%
2018 41.2 -5.07% 40.1 +2.3% 43.3 -2.91%
2017 43.4 - 39.2 - 44.6 -

The median age of Stanley County, South Dakota gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 237 6.28% 168 -3.52% 219 151
10 to 19 160 +37.63% 150 2.82% 225 123
20 to 29 139 +30.71% 194 -44.98% 157 118
30 to 39 260 -23.3% 122 +17.27% 198 137
40 to 49 161 +57.56% 232 -44.2% 258 142
50 to 59 177 -1.51% 142 +53.82% 167 225
60 to 69 204 +52.14% 240 -37.51% 328 159
70+ 214 -8.08% 194 -5.53% 188 168

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Stanley County, South Dakota is $76,402.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Stanley County.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $85,000.00
  • 45 to 64
    $81,518.00
  • 65 and over
    $64,138.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Stanley County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Stanley County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Stanley County, South Dakota is currently $98,852.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

9.21% of households in Stanley County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Stanley County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    11.37%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    22.66%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    14.49%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    20.18%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    14.65%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.45%
  • $200,000 or more
    9.21%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Stanley County is $42,557.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Stanley County by the total population of Stanley County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Stanley County, South Dakota, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Stanley County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    12.50%
  • Bachelor's degree
    28.47%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.64%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    45.66%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.72%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Stanley County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Stanley County over the age of 16 is 2,372.

Of those people, a total of 73.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Stanley County is 72.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 127 48.00% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 134 76.90% 3.90%
25 to 29 years 141 88.70% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 76 100.00% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 487 83.40% 0.00%
45 to 54 years 305 93.80% 0.00%
55 to 59 years 259 91.50% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 222 84.70% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 388 45.10% 0.00%
75 years and over 233 33.50% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Stanley County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 2,155 72.90% 0.00%
Black or African American 17 100.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 65 26.20% 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 37 100.00% 0.00%
Other 17 100.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 81 92.60% 5.30%
Hispanic or Latino 90 100.00% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 2,087 72.10% 0.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Stanley County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Stanley County is 1,719, with median earnings of $41,345.00.

Women in Stanley County, South Dakota earning approximately 78.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 1,719 $41,345.00
Male 977 $47,957.00
Female 742 $37,768.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 278 $65,000.00
Business and Financial 44 $50,000.00
Computer and Mathematical 19 $69,375.00
Architecture and Engineering 46 $95,517.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 62 $32,596.00
Legal 19 $243,438.00
Educational and Library 95 $43,594.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 8 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 87 $50,972.00
Healthcare Support 20 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 8 $0.00
Law Enforcement 50 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 40 $36,000.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 94 $28,636.00
Personal Care and Service 35 $7,303.00
Sales 165 $59,280.00
Office and Administrative Support 190 $35,227.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 113 $39,375.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 33 $33,036.00
Production 134 $30,250.00
Transportation and Material Moving 111 $32,284.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 181 $87,917.00 97 $39,464.00
Business and Financial 20 $54,583.00 24 $41,250.00
Computer and Mathematical 19 $69,375.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 46 $95,517.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 0 $0.00 62 $32,596.00
Legal 9 $0.00 10 $0.00
Educational and Library 24 $0.00 71 $38,882.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 8 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 21 $0.00 66 $49,659.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 20 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00 8 $0.00
Law Enforcement 13 $0.00 37 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 10 $0.00 30 $29,500.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 72 $29,861.00 22 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 10 $0.00 25 $6,645.00
Sales 105 $63,750.00 60 $40,357.00
Office and Administrative Support 22 $24,167.00 168 $35,455.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 113 $39,375.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 26 $9,286.00 7 $0.00
Production 112 $29,943.00 22 $35,909.00
Transportation and Material Moving 111 $32,284.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 1,249 households in Stanley County, with an average household size of 2.37 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 792 families in Stanley County with an average family size of 3.01 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 675 32 85 457
Average Household Size 2.94 4.84 3.75 1.1
Total Families 675 32 85 0
Average Household Size 2.92 4.31 3.22 0

Poverty

Of the 792 families in Stanley County, 0.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Stanley County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 1,475 housing units in Stanley County, South Dakota.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 1,249 84.68%
Vacant 226 15.32%

12.41% of the total 1,475 housing units in Stanley County are rental units. This is approximately 183 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,038 are occupied by the owner - or 70.37% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Stanley County is $799.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Stanley County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    28
  • Less than $500
    12
  • $500 to $999
    137
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    23
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    11
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Stanley County is $159,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Stanley County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    252
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    81
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    147
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    160
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    138
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    184
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    66
  • $1,000,000 or more
    10

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Stanley County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Stanley County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    155
  • 1940 to 1949
    60
  • 1950 to 1959
    125
  • 1960 to 1969
    91
  • 1970 to 1979
    238
  • 1980 to 1989
    93
  • 1990 to 1999
    261
  • 2000 to 2009
    312
  • 2010 to 2013
    140
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Stanley County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    34
  • 1 vehicle available
    266
  • 2 vehicles available
    515
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    434

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Stanley County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Stanley County that commute to work in a particular way.

15.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Stanley County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    80
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    330
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    447
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    451
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    144
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    0
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    24
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    14
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    33
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    57
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    12
  • 90 or more minutes
    22

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Stanley County, South Dakota in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Stanley County, South Dakota

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