2022 population: 5,778 ( 160 from 2010 , 96 from 2020)
Land area: 574.2 square miles
Population density: 10.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,320	92.07%	2.4%
Black:	38	0.66%	375.0%
Indian:	64	1.11%	190.9%
Asian:	15	0.26%	66.7%
2+ races:	65	1.12%	124.1%
Hispanic:	276	4.78%	178.8%

Total non-White:	458	7.93%	174.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	194	17.1
Deaths:	181	15.9
Net Migration:	76	6.7
Net Immigration:	6	0.5

Change in White population:	-131	-2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	291	5.2

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
5,618
5,451	97.03%
8	0.14%
22	0.39%
9	0.16%
29	0.52%
99	1.76%
167	2.97%

2000
5,832
5,731	98.27%
3	0.05%
21	0.36%
12	0.21%
20	0.34%
45	0.77%
101	1.73%

1990
5,688
5,652	99.37%
0	0.00%
30	0.53%
2	0.04%
n/a
4	0.07%
36	0.63%

1980
6,444
6,422	99.66%
3	0.05%
2	0.03%
5	0.08%
n/a
12	0.19%
22	0.34%

1970
7,246
7,228	99.75%
0	0.00%
17	0.23%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
18	0.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
712	12.2
639	11.0
-226	-3.9
-26	-0.4

-280	-4.8
66	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
773	13.6
898	15.8
138	2.4
1	0.0

79	1.4
65	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
895	13.9
789	12.2
-888	-13.8
n/a

-770	-11.9
14	0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-969	-13.4
n/a

-806	-11.1
4	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for McCook 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
39.5
1,596	27.6%
4,182	72.4%
1,030	17.8%

2,218
2.46

1,496	67.4%
1,256	84.0%
55	3.7%
722	32.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
1,454	25.9%
4,164	74.1%
1,066	19.0%

2,168
2.45

1,535	70.8%
1,322	86.1%
83	5.4%
633	29.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
1,654	28.4%
4,178	71.6%
1,136	19.5%

2,200
2.58

1,552	70.5%
1,376	88.7%
65	4.2%
648	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
38.6
1,570	27.6%
4,118	72.4%
1,291	22.7%

2,164
2.55

1,563	72.2%
1,428	91.4%
48	3.1%
601	27.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.6
1,933	30.0%
4,511	70.0%
1,183	18.4%

2,243
2.79

1,708	76.1%
1,562	91.5%
32	1.9%
535	23.9%

2022 Housing Data for McCook County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	74	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	31	1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	96	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	40	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	93	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	45	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	132	6.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	57	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	73	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	169	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	302	13.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	408	18.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	283	12.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	125	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	127	5.7%
$200,000 or more	163	7.3%

Median Household Income	74,873
Per Capita Income	34,242

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	74	3.3%
Public Assistance	61	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	171	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,528	82.3%
Unemployed	55	1.8%
In Armed Forces	6	0.2%

Total Labor Force	2,589	84.3%
Not in Labor Force	481	15.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	953	744	56.2%
Non-Profit	107	236	31.2%
Self-Employed	442	127	77.7%

Local Government	54	140	27.8%
State Government	39	31	55.7%
Federal Government	17	27	38.6%

Total Private + Self	1,395	871	61.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	217	434	33.3%
Total	1,612	1,305	55.3%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	688	23.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	568	19.3%
Professional, Technical	511	17.4%
Service Occupations	406	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	150	5.1%
All others	764	26.0%

White Collar		60.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	438	14.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	407	13.9%
Finance and insurance	284	9.7%
Construction	222	7.6%
Retail trade	214	7.3%
Educational services	192	6.5%
Manufacturing	188	6.4%
Other services	175	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	175	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	146	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	129	4.4%
Public administration	115	3.9%
Wholesale trade	75	2.6%
Utilities	46	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	43	1.5%
Information	23	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	150	2.63%
Puerto Rican	2	0.04%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	38	0.67%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	31	0.54%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	7	0.12%
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	63	1.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,014	95.5%
Spanish	97	1.8%
German, other Germanic	70	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	65	1.2%
Other	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,795	48.9%
Irish	706	12.4%
Dutch	424	7.4%
Norwegian	400	7.0%
American	324	5.7%
English	305	5.3%
French	201	3.5%
Swedish	170	3.0%
Czech	129	2.3%
Danish	66	1.2%
Ukrainian	65	1.1%
Italian	53	0.9%
European	40	0.7%
Russian	38	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	35	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,684	99.5%
Not a citizen	30	0.5%

Native	5,655	99.0%
Foreign-born	59	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
176	4.7%	100	2.7%	1,278	34.4%	1,130	30.4%	730	19.7%	298	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	176	4.7%
9-12 Years	100	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,278	34.4%
Some College	1,130	30.4%
Bach. Degree	730	19.7%
Grad Degree	298	8.0%
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	2,702	2,624	78	2.9%	3.6%
1991	2,730	2,644	86	3.2%	3.5%
1992	2,772	2,666	106	3.8%	3.4%
1993	2,546	2,467	79	3.1%	3.5%
1994	2,570	2,494	76	3.0%	3.3%
1995	2,557	2,490	67	2.6%	3.2%
1996	2,518	2,453	65	2.6%	3.3%
1997	2,476	2,404	72	2.9%	2.9%
1998	2,460	2,389	71	2.9%	2.9%
1999	2,496	2,438	58	2.3%	2.7%

2000	2,983	2,917	66	2.2%	2.5%
2001	2,990	2,901	89	3.0%	3.0%
2002	2,973	2,876	97	3.3%	3.2%
2003	2,952	2,856	96	3.3%	3.5%
2004	2,957	2,859	98	3.3%	3.6%
2005	2,954	2,859	95	3.2%	3.6%
2006	2,906	2,820	86	3.0%	3.0%
2007	2,751	2,675	76	2.8%	2.8%
2008	2,698	2,602	96	3.6%	3.1%
2009	2,613	2,482	131	5.0%	4.6%

2010	3,257	3,099	158	4.9%	4.9%
2011	3,214	3,076	138	4.3%	4.6%
2012	3,203	3,088	115	3.6%	4.1%
2013	3,193	3,092	101	3.2%	3.7%
2014	3,181	3,098	83	2.6%	3.3%
2015	3,151	3,077	74	2.3%	3.0%
2016	3,149	3,070	79	2.5%	3.0%
2017	3,065	2,984	81	2.6%	3.1%
2018	3,039	2,966	73	2.4%	2.9%
2019	3,077	2,996	81	2.6%	3.0%

2020	3,076	2,963	113	3.7%	4.6%
2021	3,059	2,987	72	2.4%	2.6%
2022	3,116	3,063	53	1.7%	2.1%
2023	3,172	3,118	54	1.7%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,465
Median Value	$186,100

Occupied	2,218	90.0%
Vacant	247	10.0%

Owned	1,820	82.1%
Rented	398	17.9%
Median Rent	$778

Single-Family Units	2,169	88.0%
Detached	2,148	87.1%
Attached	21	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	33	1.3%
Mobile Homes	85	3.4%

McCook County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for McCook County, SD

2022 Housing Data for McCook County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for McCook County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for McCook County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for McCook County, SD