2022 population: 2,126 ( 238 from 2010 , 0 from 2020)
Land area: 981.7 square miles
Population density: 2.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,057	96.75%	11.5%
Black:	8	0.38%	166.7%
Indian:	8	0.38%	166.7%
Asian:	9	0.42%	350.0%
2+ races:	13	0.61%	13.3%
Hispanic:	31	1.46%	72.2%

Total non-White:	69	3.25%	68.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	80	18.8
Deaths:	82	19.3
Net Migration:	1	0.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-266	-11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	28	1.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,364
2,323	98.27%
3	0.13%
3	0.13%
2	0.08%
15	0.63%
18	0.76%
41	1.73%

2000
2,640
2,620	99.24%
2	0.08%
4	0.15%
1	0.04%
7	0.27%
6	0.23%
20	0.76%

1990
2,744
2,739	99.82%
0	0.00%
2	0.07%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.11%
5	0.18%

1980
3,327
3,309	99.46%
1	0.03%
12	0.36%
3	0.09%
n/a
2	0.06%
18	0.54%

1970
3,893
3,881	99.69%
0	0.00%
8	0.21%
4	0.10%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	0.31%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
230	8.7
259	9.8
-397	-15.0
6	0.2

-297	-11.2
21	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
327	11.9
305	11.1
-233	-8.5
-4	-0.1

-119	-4.3
15	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
511	15.4
396	11.9
-682	-20.5
n/a

-570	-17.1
-13	-0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-683	-17.5
n/a

-572	-14.7
6	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Faulk County, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.8
544	25.6%
1,582	74.4%
567	26.7%

765
2.53

455	59.5%
421	92.5%
8	1.8%
310	40.5%

2010
Number	Percent
46.9
555	23.5%
1,809	76.5%
560	23.7%

869
2.15

532	61.2%
477	89.7%
15	2.8%
337	38.8%

2000
Number	Percent
41.5
701	26.6%
1,939	73.4%
602	22.8%

1,017
2.55

709	69.7%
648	91.4%
17	2.4%
308	30.3%

1990
Number	Percent
39.8
743	27.1%
2,001	72.9%
572	20.8%

1,065
2.53

763	71.6%
705	92.4%
9	1.2%
302	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
35.9
982	29.5%
2,345	70.5%
594	17.9%

1,225
2.68

936	76.4%
851	90.9%
28	3.0%
289	23.6%

2022 Housing Data for Faulk County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	19	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	50	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	60	7.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	45	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	23	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	29	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	44	5.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	61	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	49	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	111	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	59	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	62	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	58	7.6%
$200,000 or more	24	3.1%

Median Household Income	56,734
Per Capita Income	31,533

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	103
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	1.6%
Public Assistance	10	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17	2.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	847	77.0%
Unemployed	36	3.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	883	80.3%
Not in Labor Force	217	19.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	263	206	56.1%
Non-Profit	19	21	47.5%
Self-Employed	238	39	85.9%

Local Government	55	73	43.0%
State Government	5	9	35.7%
Federal Government	2	8	20.0%

Total Private + Self	501	245	67.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	81	111	42.2%
Total	582	356	62.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	279	29.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	145	15.3%
Professional, Technical	150	15.8%
Service Occupations	102	10.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	75	7.9%
All others	271	28.6%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	299	31.6%
Health care and social assistance	92	9.7%
Retail trade	92	9.7%
Construction	85	9.0%
Educational services	74	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	62	6.5%
Public administration	44	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	44	4.6%
Other services	30	3.2%
Information	30	3.2%
Finance and insurance	26	2.7%
Manufacturing	21	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	12	1.3%
Wholesale trade	11	1.2%
Management	6	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	40	1.87%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,896	94.0%
German, other Germanic	69	3.4%
Other	35	1.7%
Spanish	17	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,202	56.2%
Irish	293	13.7%
Norwegian	229	10.7%
English	98	4.6%
American	86	4.0%
Czech	63	2.9%
Syrian	55	2.6%
Danish	54	2.5%
Austrian	45	2.1%
Swiss	44	2.1%
Ukrainian	33	1.5%
Swedish	31	1.4%
Welsh	31	1.4%
French	25	1.2%
Dutch	13	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,139	100.0%
Not a citizen	1	0.0%

Native	2,122	99.2%
Foreign-born	18	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
50	3.5%	62	4.3%	428	29.7%	581	40.3%	198	13.8%	121	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	50	3.5%
9-12 Years	62	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	428	29.7%
Some College	581	40.3%
Bach. Degree	198	13.8%
Grad Degree	121	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,256	1,234	22	1.8%	3.6%
1991	1,247	1,220	27	2.2%	3.5%
1992	1,241	1,217	24	1.9%	3.4%
1993	1,206	1,175	31	2.6%	3.5%
1994	1,213	1,186	27	2.2%	3.3%
1995	1,237	1,203	34	2.7%	3.2%
1996	1,231	1,195	36	2.9%	3.3%
1997	1,161	1,137	24	2.1%	2.9%
1998	1,167	1,140	27	2.3%	2.9%
1999	1,207	1,181	26	2.2%	2.7%

2000	1,284	1,252	32	2.5%	2.5%
2001	1,205	1,171	34	2.8%	3.0%
2002	1,178	1,144	34	2.9%	3.2%
2003	1,207	1,169	38	3.1%	3.5%
2004	1,176	1,139	37	3.1%	3.6%
2005	1,172	1,131	41	3.5%	3.6%
2006	1,137	1,104	33	2.9%	3.0%
2007	1,103	1,068	35	3.2%	2.8%
2008	1,126	1,093	33	2.9%	3.1%
2009	1,139	1,102	37	3.2%	4.6%

2010	1,180	1,134	46	3.9%	4.9%
2011	1,183	1,135	48	4.1%	4.6%
2012	1,156	1,112	44	3.8%	4.1%
2013	1,170	1,132	38	3.2%	3.7%
2014	1,150	1,115	35	3.0%	3.3%
2015	1,126	1,097	29	2.6%	3.0%
2016	1,119	1,089	30	2.7%	3.0%
2017	1,102	1,070	32	2.9%	3.1%
2018	1,095	1,064	31	2.8%	2.9%
2019	1,051	1,020	31	2.9%	3.0%

2020	1,039	1,003	36	3.5%	4.6%
2021	1,056	1,032	24	2.3%	2.6%
2022	1,085	1,063	22	2.0%	2.1%
2023	1,099	1,079	20	1.8%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,046
Median Value	$115,300

Occupied	765	73.1%
Vacant	281	26.9%

Owned	637	83.3%
Rented	128	16.7%
Median Rent	$775

Single-Family Units	839	80.2%
Detached	839	80.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	77	7.4%
Mobile Homes	89	8.5%

Faulk County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Faulk County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Faulk County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Faulk County, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Faulk County, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Faulk County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Faulk County, SD