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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Miner County is $31,017, which is higher than the state average of $26,311 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Miner County median household income is $48,241, which has grown by 63.42% 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 Miner County residents spend 19.5 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, #5

Miner County	31,017 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

Miner County	28,232 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

Miner County	33,783 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

Miner County	19,681 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, #32

Miner County	48,241 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

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

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #17

Miner County	63.42%
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

	Miner County		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	34.66%	$16,535, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.06%	$15,863, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.79%	$2,696, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.66%	$23,043, 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

Miner County	60,375 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Miner County	93,000 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

	Miner County	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$48,981, see rank	$52,535	$56,900
Two or More Races	$33,750, see rank	$40,598	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Miner County	South Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$34,583, see rank	$27,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,467, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,750, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$26,985, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Miner County	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,797, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	914, 50.86%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	670, 73.30%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	670, 73.30%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	637, 95.07%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 4.93%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	244, 26.70%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	883, 49.14%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	557, 63.08%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	557, 63.08%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	549, 98.56%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 1.44%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	326, 36.92%, 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

	Miner County	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,152, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	848, 73.61%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	89, 7.73%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	76, 6.60%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	14, 1.22%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	125, 10.85%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Miner County	19.5 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

	Miner County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,186	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	637, 53.71%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	283, 44.43%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	27, 4.24%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	72, 11.30%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	41, 6.44%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	63, 9.89%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	115, 18.05%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	549, 46.29%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	197, 35.88%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	119, 21.68%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	163, 29.69%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 1.46%, 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	62, 11.29%, 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

	Miner County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,186, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	237, 19.98%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	64, 5.40%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	136, 11.47%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	50, 4.22%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	72, 6.07%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	74, 6.24%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	14, 1.18%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	70, 5.90%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	67, 5.65%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	273, 23.02%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	43, 3.63%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	49, 4.13%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	37, 3.12%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Miner County	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	251	11.06%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	40	6.60%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

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