| | People QuickFacts | Union County | South Dakota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 824,082 |
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Population, 2010 | 14,399 | 814,180 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 14.4% | 7.9% |
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Population, 2000 | 12,584 | 754,844 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.8% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 26.2% | 24.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.0% | 14.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.9% | 50.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 95.5% | 85.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 1.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 8.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.6% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.1% | 2.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 94.5% | 84.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.4% | 83.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.9% | 2.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 92.3% | 89.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 29.1% | 25.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,416 | 72,138 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 17.5 | 16.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 6,280 | 363,438 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 75.1% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.5% | 18.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $132,200 | $122,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 5,799 | 315,468 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.40 | 2.43 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $33,783 | $24,110 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $59,889 | $46,369 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.9% | 13.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Union County | South Dakota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 466 | 25,4831 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 8,814 | 330,5171 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -32.0% | 7.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,161 | 56,402 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,142 | 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 | F | 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 | 18.1% | 22.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 13,051,128 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 11,400,476 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 304,153 | 12,266,218 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,752 | $15,390 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 19,714 | 1,622,751 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 74 | 2,946 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 374,552 | 9,643,7271 |