People QuickFacts	McPherson County	South Dakota
 	Population, 2012 estimate    	2,439	833,354
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	2,459	814,180
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012    	-0.8%	2.4%
 	Population, 2010    	2,459	814,180
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011     	5.3%	7.2%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011     	21.8%	24.7%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011     	29.9%	14.4%
 	Female persons, percent, 2011     	51.1%	49.9% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2011 (a)     	98.7%	86.6%
 	Black persons, percent, 2011 (a)     	Z	1.4%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a)     	0.1%	8.9%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a)    	0.2%	1.0%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a)     	0.1%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011     	0.8%	2.0%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b)     	1.2%	2.9%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011     	97.5%	84.4% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011    	95.8%	84.2%
 	Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011    	0.9%	2.4%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011    	22.8%	6.7%
 	High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011    	73.2%	89.8%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011    	17.3%	25.8%
 	Veterans, 2007-2011    	228	71,125
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011    	14.9	16.7 			
 	Housing units, 2011    	1,425	366,540
 	Homeownership rate, 2007-2011    	80.9%	68.7%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011    	9.4%	18.5%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011    	$48,600	$127,000
 	Households, 2007-2011    	1,029	318,466
 	Persons per household, 2007-2011    	2.29	2.43
 	Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011    	$19,879	$24,925
 	Median household income, 2007-2011    	$35,065	$48,010
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011    	19.3%	13.8%

   	Business QuickFacts	McPherson County	South Dakota
 	Private nonfarm establishments, 2010    	77	25,622
 	Private nonfarm employment, 2010    	361	329,163
 	Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010    	-23.0	7.3
 	Nonemployer establishments, 2010    	190	60,211 			
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	362	76,997
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.3%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	2.2%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.6%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.8%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	13.3%	22.2% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	0	13,051,128
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	D	11,400,476
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	15,698	12,266,218
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$6,307	$15,390
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	D	1,622,751
 	Building permits, 2011     	1	2,813

   	Geography QuickFacts	McPherson County	South Dakota
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	1,136.64	75,811.00
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	2.2	10.7
 	FIPS Code    	089	46
 	Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area    	None	 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts