2022 population: 3,140 ( 291 from 2010 , 6 from 2020)
Land area: 1436.6 square miles
Population density: 2.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,980	94.90%	11.5%
Black:	15	0.48%	400.0%
Indian:	21	0.67%	162.5%
Asian:	25	0.80%	177.8%
2+ races:	36	1.15%	80.0%
Hispanic:	63	2.01%	231.6%

Total non-White:	160	5.10%	154.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	100	15.9
Deaths:	116	18.4
Net Migration:	3	0.5
Net Immigration:	8	1.3

Change in White population:	-388	-11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	97	2.8

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
3,431
3,368	98.16%
3	0.09%
8	0.23%
9	0.26%
20	0.58%
19	0.55%
63	1.84%

2000
3,741
3,709	99.14%
1	0.03%
5	0.13%
3	0.08%
12	0.32%
11	0.29%
32	0.86%

1990
4,272
4,234	99.11%
13	0.30%
0	0.00%
15	0.35%
n/a
10	0.23%
38	0.89%

1980
4,948
4,937	99.78%
0	0.00%
2	0.04%
4	0.08%
n/a
5	0.10%
11	0.22%

1970
5,883
5,874	99.85%
1	0.02%
6	0.10%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
9	0.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
312	8.3
414	11.1
-394	-10.5
10	0.3

-341	-9.1
31	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
449	10.5
495	11.6
-122	-2.9
0	0.0

-525	-12.3
-6	-0.1

Number	Rate
1980's
646	13.1
530	10.7
-799	-16.1
n/a

-703	-14.2
27	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,225	-20.8
n/a

-937	-15.9
2	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Hand 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
44.6
693	22.1%
2,447	77.9%
777	24.7%

1,386
2.17

852	61.5%
755	88.6%
34	4.0%
534	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
48.2
715	20.8%
2,716	79.2%
867	25.3%

1,494
2.26

972	65.1%
845	86.9%
46	4.7%
522	34.9%

2000
Number	Percent
43.6
928	24.8%
2,813	75.2%
911	24.4%

1,530
2.40

1,038	67.8%
911	87.8%
38	3.7%
492	32.2%

1990
Number	Percent
38.6
1,181	27.6%
3,091	72.4%
869	20.3%

1,644
2.51

1,213	73.8%
1,118	92.2%
32	2.6%
431	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
34.9
1,455	29.4%
3,493	70.6%
800	16.2%

1,791
2.72

1,386	77.4%
1,269	91.6%
35	2.5%
405	22.6%

2022 Housing Data for Hand County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	29	2.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	98	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	65	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	73	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	94	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	37	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	55	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	45	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	51	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	129	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	195	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	166	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	163	11.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	72	5.2%
$200,000 or more	79	5.7%

Median Household Income	72,857
Per Capita Income	40,952

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	101
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	44	3.2%
Public Assistance	42	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	86	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,383	86.2%
Unemployed	19	1.2%
In Armed Forces	2	0.1%

Total Labor Force	1,404	87.5%
Not in Labor Force	201	12.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	384	338	53.2%
Non-Profit	92	170	35.1%
Self-Employed	348	94	78.7%

Local Government	65	96	40.4%
State Government	11	13	45.8%
Federal Government	2	7	22.2%

Total Private + Self	732	432	62.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	170	286	37.3%
Total	902	718	55.7%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	485	29.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	233	14.4%
Professional, Technical	336	20.7%
Service Occupations	262	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	104	6.4%
All others	307	18.9%

White Collar		64.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	484	29.8%
Educational services	244	15.0%
Health care and social assistance	148	9.1%
Retail trade	111	6.8%
Manufacturing	84	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	70	4.3%
Construction	65	4.0%
Wholesale trade	62	3.8%
Other services	60	3.7%
Accommodation and food services	57	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	55	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	46	2.8%
Utilities	41	2.5%
Finance and insurance	35	2.2%
Public administration	29	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	0.7%
Information	6	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	134	4.36%
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	16	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	7	0.23%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,767	95.4%
German, other Germanic	60	2.1%
Spanish	48	1.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.6%
Chinese	7	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,394	45.3%
English	387	12.6%
Irish	310	10.1%
Norwegian	228	7.4%
American	149	4.8%
Dutch	117	3.8%
Danish	88	2.9%
Pennsylvania German	74	2.4%
Czech	56	1.8%
Scottish	54	1.8%
French	36	1.2%
Swedish	35	1.1%
European	31	1.0%
Scandinavian	25	0.8%
Croatian	23	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,028	98.5%
Not a citizen	47	1.5%

Native	3,027	98.4%
Foreign-born	48	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
99	4.7%	48	2.3%	616	29.0%	822	38.7%	427	20.1%	111	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	99	4.7%
9-12 Years	48	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	616	29.0%
Some College	822	38.7%
Bach. Degree	427	20.1%
Grad Degree	111	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,019	1,982	37	1.8%	3.6%
1991	2,055	1,992	63	3.1%	3.5%
1992	2,097	2,029	68	3.2%	3.4%
1993	2,132	2,074	58	2.7%	3.5%
1994	2,189	2,133	56	2.6%	3.3%
1995	2,202	2,138	64	2.9%	3.2%
1996	2,125	2,069	56	2.6%	3.3%
1997	2,048	1,990	58	2.8%	2.9%
1998	2,057	2,004	53	2.6%	2.9%
1999	2,061	2,020	41	2.0%	2.7%

2000	2,042	2,000	42	2.1%	2.5%
2001	1,973	1,923	50	2.5%	3.0%
2002	1,957	1,899	58	3.0%	3.2%
2003	1,956	1,898	58	3.0%	3.5%
2004	1,934	1,875	59	3.1%	3.6%
2005	1,912	1,855	57	3.0%	3.6%
2006	1,882	1,832	50	2.7%	3.0%
2007	1,847	1,796	51	2.8%	2.8%
2008	1,859	1,810	49	2.6%	3.1%
2009	1,911	1,856	55	2.9%	4.6%

2010	1,914	1,852	62	3.2%	4.9%
2011	1,882	1,821	61	3.2%	4.6%
2012	1,853	1,799	54	2.9%	4.1%
2013	1,840	1,790	50	2.7%	3.7%
2014	1,840	1,794	46	2.5%	3.3%
2015	1,886	1,843	43	2.3%	3.0%
2016	1,841	1,801	40	2.2%	3.0%
2017	1,827	1,785	42	2.3%	3.1%
2018	1,809	1,770	39	2.2%	2.9%
2019	1,768	1,724	44	2.5%	3.0%

2020	1,768	1,721	47	2.7%	4.6%
2021	1,752	1,716	36	2.1%	2.6%
2022	1,784	1,753	31	1.7%	2.1%
2023	1,821	1,792	29	1.6%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,705
Median Value	$150,000

Occupied	1,386	81.3%
Vacant	319	18.7%

Owned	958	69.1%
Rented	428	30.9%
Median Rent	$543

Single-Family Units	1,384	81.2%
Detached	1,365	80.1%
Attached	19	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	100	5.9%
Mobile Homes	128	7.5%

Hand County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hand County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Hand County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hand County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hand County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Hand County, SD