2022 population: 2,395 ( 64 from 2010 , 14 from 2020)
Land area: 1136.7 square miles
Population density: 2.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,281	95.24%	5.2%
Black:	14	0.58%	1300.0%
Indian:	12	0.50%	1100.0%
Asian:	11	0.46%	57.1%
2+ races:	28	1.17%	40.0%
Hispanic:	49	2.05%	96.0%

Total non-White:	114	4.76%	111.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	51	10.6
Deaths:	86	17.8
Net Migration:	23	4.8
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-124	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	60	2.4

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
2,459
2,405	97.80%
1	0.04%
1	0.04%
7	0.28%
20	0.81%
25	1.02%
54	2.20%

2000
2,904
2,880	99.17%
0	0.00%
8	0.28%
4	0.14%
6	0.21%
6	0.21%
24	0.83%

1990
3,228
3,224	99.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.12%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.12%

1980
4,027
4,027	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1970
5,022
4,993	99.42%
0	0.00%
8	0.16%
0	0.00%
n/a
22	0.44%
29	0.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
208	7.2
350	12.1
-316	-10.9
12	0.4

-475	-16.4
30	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
302	9.4
424	13.1
-328	-10.2
-9	-0.3

-344	-10.7
20	0.6

Number	Rate
1980's
446	11.1
492	12.2
-734	-18.2
n/a

-803	-19.9
4	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,095	-21.8
n/a

-966	-19.2
-29	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for McPherson 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
50.9
453	18.9%
1,942	81.1%
699	29.2%

872
2.31

504	57.8%
420	83.3%
6	1.2%
368	42.2%

2010
Number	Percent
50.8
536	21.8%
1,923	78.2%
733	29.8%

1,025
2.06

632	61.7%
555	87.8%
27	4.3%
393	38.3%

2000
Number	Percent
47.5
642	22.1%
2,262	77.9%
850	29.3%

1,239
2.29

841	67.9%
785	93.3%
11	1.3%
398	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
46.5
737	22.8%
2,491	77.2%
889	27.5%

1,332
2.38

974	73.1%
915	93.9%
11	1.1%
358	26.9%

1980
Number	Percent
41.4
1,057	26.2%
2,970	73.8%
812	20.2%

1,523
2.60

1,181	77.5%
1,091	92.4%
28	2.4%
342	22.5%

2022 Housing Data for McPherson County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	50	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	75	8.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	38	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	57	6.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	53	6.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	36	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	39	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	64	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	114	13.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	96	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	52	6.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	58	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	46	5.3%
$200,000 or more	60	6.9%

Median Household Income	58,529
Per Capita Income	41,144

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	30	3.4%
Public Assistance	15	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	61	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	965	84.1%
Unemployed	3	0.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	968	84.4%
Not in Labor Force	179	15.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	273	255	51.7%
Non-Profit	59	61	49.2%
Self-Employed	198	36	84.6%

Local Government	55	67	45.1%
State Government	20	30	40.0%
Federal Government	6	6	50.0%

Total Private + Self	471	291	61.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	140	164	46.1%
Total	611	455	57.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	271	25.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	121	11.3%
Professional, Technical	206	19.2%
Service Occupations	148	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	90	8.4%
All others	326	30.4%

White Collar		55.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	294	27.4%
Health care and social assistance	164	15.3%
Educational services	101	9.4%
Construction	96	9.0%
Other services	68	6.3%
Retail trade	67	6.2%
Manufacturing	59	5.5%
Public administration	57	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	43	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	2.6%
Wholesale trade	26	2.4%
Accommodation and food services	21	2.0%
Transportation and warehousing	19	1.8%
Finance and insurance	18	1.7%
Information	6	0.6%
Utilities	3	0.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	23	1.02%
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	%
Chinese	6	0.27%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,812	85.5%
German, other Germanic	288	13.6%
Spanish	17	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,242	55.2%
Russian	288	12.8%
Irish	189	8.4%
Swedish	109	4.8%
Norwegian	106	4.7%
English	105	4.7%
Ukrainian	61	2.7%
Austrian	58	2.6%
Dutch	49	2.2%
American	45	2.0%
French	29	1.3%
Danish	27	1.2%
German Russian	26	1.2%
Polish	19	0.8%
Czech	8	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,235	99.3%
Not a citizen	16	0.7%

Native	2,229	99.0%
Foreign-born	22	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
207	12.4%	107	6.4%	622	37.4%	386	23.2%	273	16.4%	68	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	207	12.4%
9-12 Years	107	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	622	37.4%
Some College	386	23.2%
Bach. Degree	273	16.4%
Grad Degree	68	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,480	1,434	46	3.1%	3.6%
1991	1,464	1,429	35	2.4%	3.5%
1992	1,496	1,464	32	2.1%	3.4%
1993	1,402	1,373	29	2.1%	3.5%
1994	1,446	1,415	31	2.1%	3.3%
1995	1,432	1,385	47	3.3%	3.2%
1996	1,366	1,306	60	4.4%	3.3%
1997	1,278	1,247	31	2.4%	2.9%
1998	1,252	1,226	26	2.1%	2.9%
1999	1,293	1,263	30	2.3%	2.7%

2000	1,328	1,290	38	2.9%	2.5%
2001	1,287	1,244	43	3.3%	3.0%
2002	1,298	1,256	42	3.2%	3.2%
2003	1,270	1,209	61	4.8%	3.5%
2004	1,251	1,195	56	4.5%	3.6%
2005	1,220	1,171	49	4.0%	3.6%
2006	1,191	1,144	47	3.9%	3.0%
2007	1,115	1,068	47	4.2%	2.8%
2008	1,099	1,052	47	4.3%	3.1%
2009	1,152	1,095	57	4.9%	4.6%

2010	1,214	1,155	59	4.9%	4.9%
2011	1,175	1,124	51	4.3%	4.6%
2012	1,156	1,105	51	4.4%	4.1%
2013	1,142	1,100	42	3.7%	3.7%
2014	1,136	1,093	43	3.8%	3.3%
2015	1,120	1,083	37	3.3%	3.0%
2016	1,094	1,056	38	3.5%	3.0%
2017	1,051	1,017	34	3.2%	3.1%
2018	1,021	984	37	3.6%	2.9%
2019	996	957	39	3.9%	3.0%

2020	1,010	958	52	5.1%	4.6%
2021	967	933	34	3.5%	2.6%
2022	977	951	26	2.7%	2.1%
2023	987	963	24	2.4%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,255
Median Value	$77,900

Occupied	872	69.5%
Vacant	383	30.5%

Owned	685	78.6%
Rented	187	21.4%
Median Rent	$553

Single-Family Units	1,094	87.2%
Detached	1,087	86.6%
Attached	7	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	40	3.2%
Mobile Homes	45	3.6%

McPherson County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for McPherson County, SD

2022 Housing Data for McPherson County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for McPherson County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for McPherson County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for McPherson County, SD