South Dakota Economic Characteristics

EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER % Population 16 years and over  577,129  100.0 In labor force  394,945  68.4 Civilian labor force  391,594  67.9 Employed  374,373  64.9 Unemployed  17,221  3.0 Percent of civilian labor force  4.4  (X) Armed Forces  3,351  0.6 Not in labor force  182,184  31.6 Females 16 years and over  293,889  100.0 In labor force  187,216  63.7 Civilian labor force  186,672  63.5 Employed  178,987  60.9 Own children under 6 years  58,823  100.0 All parents in family in labor force  42,930  73.0 OCCUPATION NUMBER % Employed civilian population 16 years and over  374,373  100.0 Management, professional, and related occupations  122,207  32.6 Service occupations  58,573  15.6 Sales and office occupations  99,073  26.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations  7,247  1.9 Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations  34,031  9.1 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations  53,242  14.2 INDUSTRY NUMBER % Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining  30,305  8.1 Construction  23,448  6.3 Manufacturing  41,421  11.1 Wholesale trade  12,431  3.3 Retail trade  44,829  12.0 Transportation and warehousing, and utilities  17,419  4.7 Information  8,033  2.1 Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing  27,615  7.4 Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services  18,624  5.0 Educational, health and social services  82,297  22.0 Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services  30,906  8.3 Other services (except public administration)  18,986  5.1 Public administration  18,059  4.8 CLASS OF WORKER NUMBER % Private wage and salary workers  272,883  72.9 Government workers  57,144  15.3 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business  41,320  11.0 Unpaid family workers  3,026  0.8 INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Households  290,336  100.0 Less than $10,000  30,881  10.6 $10,000 to $14,999  22,421  7.7 $15,000 to $24,999  46,823  16.1 $25,000 to $34,999  43,884  15.1 $35,000 to $49,999  55,160  19.0 $50,000 to $74,999  53,817  18.5 $75,000 to $99,999  20,150  6.9 $100,000 to $149,999  11,090  3.8 $150,000 to $199,999  2,872  1.0 $200,000 or more  3,238  1.1 Median household income (dollars)  35,282  (X) With earnings  236,308  81.4 Mean earnings (dollars)  43,382  (X) With Social Security income  81,267  28.0 Mean Social Security income (dollars)  10,460  (X) With Supplemental Security Income  9,743  3.4 Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)  5,836  (X) With public assistance income  8,787  3.0 Mean public assistance income (dollars)  2,189  (X) With retirement income  36,981  12.7 Mean retirement income (dollars)  13,972  (X) Families  195,455  100.0 Less than $10,000  11,559  5.9 $10,000 to $14,999  9,483  4.9 $15,000 to $24,999  24,356  12.5 $25,000 to $34,999  28,004  14.3 $35,000 to $49,999  42,797  21.9 $50,000 to $74,999  46,048  23.6 $75,000 to $99,999  17,953  9.2 $100,000 to $149,999  9,898  5.1 $150,000 to $199,999  2,507  1.3 $200,000 or more  2,850  1.5 Median family income (dollars)  43,237  (X) Per capita income (dollars)  17,562  (X) Median earnings (dollars):     Male full-time, year-round workers  29,677  (X) Female full-time, year-round workers  21,520  (X) POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (BELOW POVERTY LEVEL) NUMBER % Families  18,172  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  9.3 With related children under 18 years  13,955  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  13.9 With related children under 5 years  7,401  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  19.0 Families with female householder, no husband present  7,696  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  30.4 With related children under 18 years  7,174  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  37.9 With related children under 5 years  4,041  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  53.5 Individuals  95,900  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  13.2 18 years and over  61,935  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  11.7 65 years and over  11,199  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  11.1 Related children under 18 years  32,900  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  16.7 Related children 5 to 17 years  22,698  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  15.5 Unrelated individuals 15 years and over  30,624  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  23.9 COMMUTING TO WORK NUMBER % Workers 16 years and over  372,648  100.0 Car, truck, or van -- drove alone  288,227  77.3 Car, truck, or van -- carpooled  38,805  10.4 Public transportation (including taxicab)  1,702  0.5 Walked  16,786  4.5 Other means  2,972  0.8 Worked at home  24,156  6.5 Mean travel time to work (minutes)  16.6  (X) Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.