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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Grant County is $26,219, which is about the same as the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Grant County median household income is $51,277, which has grown by 54.97% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 42.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Grant County residents spend 14.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #33

Grant County	26,219 USD
South Dakota	26,311 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grant County	26,583 USD
South Dakota	27,734 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grant County	32,474 USD
South Dakota	33,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grant County	22,576 USD
South Dakota	23,365 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #18

Grant County	51,277 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Grant County	62,027 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #27

Grant County	54.97%
South Dakota	42.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Grant County		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.09%	$10,739, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.14%	$17,026, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.43%	$1,595, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.84%	$13,954, see rank	14.40%	$20,930	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Grant County	59,836 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Grant County	72,500 USD
South Dakota	78,762 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Grant County	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$51,739, see rank	$52,535	$56,900
Hispanic	$33,763, see rank	$38,767	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$9,135, see rank	$25,438	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Grant County	South Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$34,713, see rank	$27,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,885, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,732, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$30,540, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Grant County	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,943, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	3,081, 51.84%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,326, 75.49%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.10%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,323, 75.40%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,227, 95.87%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	96, 4.13%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	755, 24.51%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	2,862, 48.16%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,770, 61.84%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,770, 61.84%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,708, 96.50%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	62, 3.50%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,092, 38.16%, see rank	35.08%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Grant County	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,834, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,954, 77.05%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	462, 12.05%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	168, 4.38%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	33, 0.86%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	217, 5.66%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Grant County	14.2 minutes
South Dakota	16.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Grant County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,935	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	2,227, 56.59%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	642, 28.83%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	157, 7.05%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	272, 12.21%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	282, 12.66%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	244, 10.96%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	457, 20.52%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	1,708, 43.41%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	530, 31.03%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	383, 22.42%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	694, 40.63%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 1.81%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	57, 3.34%, see rank	5.69%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Grant County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,935, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	713, 18.12%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	230, 5.84%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	297, 7.55%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	315, 8.01%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	381, 9.68%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	309, 7.85%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	90, 2.29%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	243, 6.18%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	110, 2.80%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	661, 16.80%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	288, 7.32%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	116, 2.95%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	182, 4.63%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Grant County	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	695	9.67%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	133	5.95%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.