| | People QuickFacts | Dewey County | South Dakota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 5,421 | 824,082 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 5,301 | 814,180 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.3% | 1.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 5,301 | 814,180 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 9.7% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 33.9% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 9.5% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.6% | 49.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 22.9% | 86.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 1.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 73.1% | 8.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 3.7% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.5% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 22.2% | 84.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 88.1% | 83.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.1% | 2.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 14.9% | 6.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 79.7% | 89.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 12.6% | 25.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 307 | 72,138 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 12.5 | 16.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 1,974 | 366,540 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 56.9% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.3% | 18.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $56,900 | $122,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 1,699 | 315,468 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 3.12 | 2.43 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $15,632 | $24,110 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $33,255 | $46,369 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 30.5% | 13.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Dewey County | South Dakota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 104 | 25,6222 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 747 | 329,1632 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -45.3 | 7.32 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 279 | 60,211 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 489 | 76,997 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 22.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 13,051,128 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 12,458 | 11,400,476 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 23,806 | 12,266,218 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $3,976 | $15,390 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 1,622,751 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 2,813 |