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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hanson County is $23,460, which is lower than the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Hanson County median household income is $57,857, which has grown by 75.06% 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 Hanson County residents spend 18.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher 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, #49

Hanson County	23,460 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

Hanson County	30,073 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

Hanson County	35,800 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

Hanson County	23,655 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, #5

Hanson County	57,857 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hanson County	71,999 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #6

Hanson County	75.06%
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

	Hanson County		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.41%	$12,949, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.14%	$15,142, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.68%	$1,043, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.62%	$15,453, 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

Hanson County	69,453 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hanson County	84,212 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

	Hanson County	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$58,214, see rank	$52,535	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Hanson County	South Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$46,250, see rank	$27,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,386, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,203, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$35,278, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Hanson County	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,376, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	1,196, 50.34%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	932, 77.93%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.17%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	930, 77.76%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	914, 98.28%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 1.72%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	264, 22.07%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	1,180, 49.66%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	765, 64.83%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	765, 64.83%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	751, 98.17%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 1.83%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	415, 35.17%, 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

	Hanson County	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,650, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,203, 72.91%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	212, 12.85%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.18%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	66, 4.00%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	47, 2.85%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	119, 7.21%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hanson County	18.3 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

	Hanson County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,665	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	914, 54.89%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	294, 32.17%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	113, 12.36%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	93, 10.18%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 2.19%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	169, 18.49%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	157, 17.18%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	751, 45.11%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	344, 45.81%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	168, 22.37%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	184, 24.50%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.93%, 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	48, 6.39%, 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

	Hanson County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,665, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	213, 12.79%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	182, 10.93%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	141, 8.47%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	35, 2.10%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	131, 7.87%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	60, 3.60%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	21, 1.26%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	86, 5.17%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	101, 6.07%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	477, 28.65%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	98, 5.89%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	85, 5.11%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	35, 2.10%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Hanson County	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	499	14.75%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	59	8.05%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

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