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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Meade County is $27,114, which is about the same as the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Meade County median household income is $52,967, which has grown by 43.19% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 42.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Meade County residents spend 19.4 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, #22

Meade County	27,114 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

Meade County	28,205 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

Meade County	32,611 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

Meade County	23,089 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, #12

Meade County	52,967 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Meade County	67,274 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #45

Meade County	43.19%
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

	Meade County		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.41%	$23,041, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.60%	$15,377, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.40%	$3,977, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.36%	$20,377, 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

Meade County	61,282 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Meade County	76,740 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

	Meade County	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$53,866, see rank	$52,535	$56,900
Black	$41,281, see rank	$33,516	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,023, see rank	$38,767	$42,396
Asian	$21,853, see rank	$47,094	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,568, see rank	$25,438	$37,170
One Race, Other	$33,523, see rank	$35,921	$40,300
Two or More Races	$45,583, see rank	$40,598	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Meade County	South Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$29,525, see rank	$27,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,350, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,458, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$37,321, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Meade County	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,374, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	10,537, 51.72%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,032, 76.23%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	960, 9.11%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,072, 67.12%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,840, 96.72%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	232, 3.28%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,505, 23.77%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	9,837, 48.28%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,433, 65.40%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	169, 1.72%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,264, 63.68%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,072, 96.93%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	192, 3.07%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,404, 34.60%, 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

	Meade County	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,737, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,553, 76.82%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,716, 12.49%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	54, 0.39%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	422, 3.07%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	139, 1.01%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	853, 6.21%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Meade County	19.4 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

	Meade County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,912	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	6,840, 52.97%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,838, 26.87%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	928, 13.57%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	976, 14.27%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	211, 3.08%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	929, 13.58%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,310, 19.15%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	6,072, 47.03%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,154, 35.47%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,476, 24.31%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,127, 35.03%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.12%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 0.23%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	248, 4.08%, 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

	Meade County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,912, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	843, 6.53%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	1,193, 9.24%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	816, 6.32%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	453, 3.51%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,381, 10.70%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	626, 4.85%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	180, 1.39%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	715, 5.54%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	703, 5.44%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,790, 21.61%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,561, 12.09%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,239, 9.60%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	412, 3.19%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Meade County	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,446	9.69%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	535	7.22%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

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