2022 population: 3,461 ( 130 from 2010 , 1 from 2020)
Land area: 434.6 square miles
Population density: 8.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,287	94.97%	0.2%
Black:	18	0.52%	0.0%
Indian:	30	0.87%	172.7%
Asian:	13	0.38%	18.2%
2+ races:	63	1.82%	320.0%
Hispanic:	50	1.44%	233.3%

Total non-White:	174	5.03%	234.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	85	12.3
Deaths:	64	9.2
Net Migration:	-17	-2.5
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	8	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	122	3.7

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
3,331
3,279	98.44%
0	0.00%
11	0.33%
11	0.33%
15	0.45%
15	0.45%
52	1.56%

2000
3,139
3,122	99.46%
0	0.00%
3	0.10%
5	0.16%
6	0.19%
3	0.10%
17	0.54%

1990
2,994
2,985	99.70%
0	0.00%
3	0.10%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.20%
9	0.30%

1980
3,415
3,403	99.65%
0	0.00%
12	0.35%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	0.35%

1970
3,781
3,780	99.97%
0	0.00%
1	0.03%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.03%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
499	15.9
172	5.5
91	2.9
6	0.2

157	5.0
35	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
472	15.8
220	7.3
-153	-5.1
0	0.0

137	4.6
8	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
446	13.1
250	7.3
-570	-16.7
n/a

-418	-12.2
-3	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-649	-17.2
n/a

-377	-10.0
11	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Hanson 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
37.3
1,056	30.5%
2,405	69.5%
541	15.6%

1,106
3.09

825	74.6%
761	92.2%
34	4.1%
281	25.4%

2010
Number	Percent
35.5
1,081	32.5%
2,250	67.5%
467	14.0%

1,045
2.69

793	75.9%
719	90.7%
25	3.2%
252	24.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
932	29.7%
2,207	70.3%
471	15.0%

1,128
2.78

866	76.8%
815	94.1%
20	2.3%
262	23.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
836	27.9%
2,158	72.1%
489	16.3%

1,130
2.65

870	77.0%
783	90.0%
18	2.1%
260	23.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
1,148	33.6%
2,267	66.4%
512	15.0%

1,157
2.95

910	78.7%
841	92.4%
18	2.0%
247	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for Hanson County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	27	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	30	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	30	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	26	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	42	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	75	6.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	83	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	111	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	191	17.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	156	14.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	151	13.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	74	6.7%
$200,000 or more	51	4.6%

Median Household Income	86,827
Per Capita Income	33,489

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	106
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	0.7%
Public Assistance	2	0.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9	0.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,610	81.9%
Unemployed	29	1.5%
In Armed Forces	12	0.6%

Total Labor Force	1,651	84.0%
Not in Labor Force	315	16.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	611	458	57.2%
Non-Profit	42	121	25.8%
Self-Employed	252	63	80.0%

Local Government	67	135	33.2%
State Government	19	33	36.5%
Federal Government	29	5	85.3%

Total Private + Self	863	521	62.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	157	294	34.8%
Total	1,020	815	55.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	405	22.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	392	21.3%
Professional, Technical	402	21.8%
Service Occupations	164	8.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	20	1.1%
All others	477	25.9%

White Collar		65.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	212	11.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	209	11.4%
Health care and social assistance	205	11.1%
Manufacturing	173	9.4%
Educational services	173	9.4%
Retail trade	140	7.6%
Finance and insurance	126	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	119	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	118	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	113	6.1%
Other services	60	3.3%
Public administration	48	2.6%
Wholesale trade	36	2.0%
Information	35	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	29	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	22	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.3%
Utilities	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	1	0.03%
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	3,045	95.8%
German, other Germanic	120	3.8%
Spanish	11	0.3%
Other	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,525	44.3%
American	303	8.8%
Irish	283	8.2%
English	238	6.9%
Norwegian	193	5.6%
Dutch	97	2.8%
Italian	53	1.5%
French	48	1.4%
Swedish	34	1.0%
Russian	33	1.0%
Welsh	32	0.9%
Austrian	29	0.8%
Polish	26	0.8%
Czech	24	0.7%
Luxemburger	22	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,420	99.3%
Not a citizen	23	0.7%

Native	3,414	99.2%
Foreign-born	29	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
75	3.5%	38	1.8%	720	33.9%	840	39.6%	336	15.8%	112	5.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	75	3.5%
9-12 Years	38	1.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	720	33.9%
Some College	840	39.6%
Bach. Degree	336	15.8%
Grad Degree	112	5.3%
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	1,545	1,506	39	2.5%	3.6%
1991	1,524	1,490	34	2.2%	3.5%
1992	1,530	1,493	37	2.4%	3.4%
1993	1,542	1,494	48	3.1%	3.5%
1994	1,564	1,527	37	2.4%	3.3%
1995	1,636	1,590	46	2.8%	3.2%
1996	1,582	1,534	48	3.0%	3.3%
1997	1,630	1,589	41	2.5%	2.9%
1998	1,727	1,688	39	2.3%	2.9%
1999	1,755	1,716	39	2.2%	2.7%

2000	1,588	1,554	34	2.1%	2.5%
2001	1,739	1,695	44	2.5%	3.0%
2002	1,771	1,724	47	2.7%	3.2%
2003	1,836	1,778	58	3.2%	3.5%
2004	1,954	1,893	61	3.1%	3.6%
2005	2,015	1,950	65	3.2%	3.6%
2006	1,918	1,863	55	2.9%	3.0%
2007	1,950	1,891	59	3.0%	2.8%
2008	1,947	1,887	60	3.1%	3.1%
2009	1,902	1,823	79	4.2%	4.6%

2010	1,777	1,685	92	5.2%	4.9%
2011	1,819	1,733	86	4.7%	4.6%
2012	1,829	1,748	81	4.4%	4.1%
2013	1,816	1,742	74	4.1%	3.7%
2014	1,822	1,760	62	3.4%	3.3%
2015	1,809	1,750	59	3.3%	3.0%
2016	1,778	1,717	61	3.4%	3.0%
2017	1,774	1,706	68	3.8%	3.1%
2018	1,749	1,671	78	4.5%	2.9%
2019	1,775	1,699	76	4.3%	3.0%

2020	1,750	1,659	91	5.2%	4.6%
2021	1,764	1,704	60	3.4%	2.6%
2022	1,788	1,741	47	2.6%	2.1%
2023	1,792	1,752	40	2.2%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,280
Median Value	$171,300

Occupied	1,106	86.4%
Vacant	174	13.6%

Owned	966	87.3%
Rented	140	12.7%
Median Rent	$810

Single-Family Units	1,193	93.2%
Detached	1,186	92.7%
Attached	7	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13	1.0%
Mobile Homes	48	3.8%

Hanson County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hanson County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Hanson County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hanson County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hanson County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Hanson County, SD