Mellette County, SD

Designated Market Area: Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD-IA-MN-NE
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Native American Lands

Places in Mellette County, SD [Sort places by name]

2022 population: 1,892 ( 156 from 2010 , 28 from 2020)
Land area: 1307.3 square miles
Population density: 1.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	683	36.10%	15.2%
Black:	13	0.69%	550.0%
Indian:	995	52.59%	8.9%
Asian:	5	0.26%	0.0%
2+ races:	121	6.40%	6.1%
Hispanic:	75	3.96%	150.0%

Total non-White:	1,209	63.90%	2.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	64	16.7
Deaths:	58	15.1
Net Migration:	-31	-8.1
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-122	-6.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-34	-1.7

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
2,048
805	39.31%
2	0.10%
1,092	53.32%
5	0.24%
114	5.57%
30	1.46%
1,243	60.69%

2000
2,083
926	44.46%
0	0.00%
1,068	51.27%
2	0.10%
52	2.50%
35	1.68%
1,157	55.54%

1990
2,137
1,125	52.64%
3	0.14%
985	46.09%
5	0.23%
n/a
19	0.89%
1,012	47.36%

1980
2,249
1,375	61.14%
0	0.00%
872	38.77%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.09%
874	38.86%

1970
2,420
1,591	65.74%
1	0.04%
822	33.97%
1	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
829	34.26%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
346	16.6
179	8.6
-247	-11.9
47	2.3

-121	-5.8
86	4.1

Number	Rate
1990's
422	19.7
250	11.7
-192	-9.0
0	0.0

-199	-9.3
145	6.8

Number	Rate
1980's
501	22.3
230	10.2
-453	-20.1
n/a

-250	-11.1
138	6.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-480	-19.8
n/a

-216	-8.9
45	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Mellette 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
36.3
581	30.7%
1,311	69.3%
313	16.5%

621
3.13

393	63.3%
221	56.2%
47	12.0%
228	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
34.2
661	32.3%
1,387	67.7%
277	13.5%

693
2.88

493	71.1%
300	60.9%
71	14.4%
200	28.9%

2000
Number	Percent
31.7
735	35.3%
1,348	64.7%
269	12.9%

685
2.98

493	72.0%
324	65.7%
70	14.2%
192	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
772	36.1%
1,365	63.9%
280	13.1%

678
3.08

509	75.1%
376	73.9%
57	11.2%
169	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
25.7
815	36.2%
1,434	63.8%
260	11.6%

682
3.23

531	77.9%
413	77.8%
58	10.9%
151	22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Mellette County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	104	16.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	48	7.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	41	6.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	53	8.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	28	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	78	12.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	27	4.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	102	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	30	4.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	8	1.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	2.9%
$200,000 or more	7	1.1%

Median Household Income	41,397
Per Capita Income	16,826

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	102
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	90	14.5%
Public Assistance	57	9.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	185	29.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	477	41.4%
Unemployed	116	10.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	593	51.4%
Not in Labor Force	560	48.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		58.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	42	87	32.6%
Non-Profit	35	46	43.2%
Self-Employed	97	60	61.8%

Local Government	54	57	48.6%
State Government	13	50	20.6%
Federal Government	5	39	11.4%

Total Private + Self	139	147	48.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	107	192	35.8%
Total	246	339	42.1%

Pct. Govt.	37.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	150	25.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	59	10.1%
Professional, Technical	148	25.2%
Service Occupations	166	28.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	1.0%
All others	64	10.9%

White Collar		60.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	132	22.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	120	20.4%
Accommodation and food services	96	16.4%
Educational services	70	11.9%
Public administration	54	9.2%
Construction	47	8.0%
Other services	26	4.4%
Retail trade	23	3.9%
Utilities	8	1.4%
Information	7	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.5%
Wholesale trade	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	0.65%
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	1,644	88.3%
Other	217	11.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	295	14.8%
English	100	5.0%
American	70	3.5%
Irish	56	2.8%
European	41	2.1%
Swedish	39	2.0%
Russian	27	1.4%
British	25	1.3%
French	22	1.1%
Danish	19	1.0%
Czechoslovakian	18	0.9%
Swiss	13	0.7%
Dutch	12	0.6%
Norwegian	11	0.6%
Welsh	6	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,989	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,989	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
63	5.0%	162	13.0%	508	40.7%	366	29.3%	115	9.2%	34	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	63	5.0%
9-12 Years	162	13.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	508	40.7%
Some College	366	29.3%
Bach. Degree	115	9.2%
Grad Degree	34	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	797	748	49	6.1%	3.6%
1991	767	723	44	5.7%	3.5%
1992	810	761	49	6.0%	3.4%
1993	792	736	56	7.1%	3.5%
1994	798	731	67	8.4%	3.3%
1995	777	733	44	5.7%	3.2%
1996	780	721	59	7.6%	3.3%
1997	727	671	56	7.7%	2.9%
1998	696	647	49	7.0%	2.9%
1999	750	701	49	6.5%	2.7%

2000	857	824	33	3.9%	2.5%
2001	932	895	37	4.0%	3.0%
2002	920	878	42	4.6%	3.2%
2003	949	901	48	5.1%	3.5%
2004	920	866	54	5.9%	3.6%
2005	904	855	49	5.4%	3.6%
2006	947	906	41	4.3%	3.0%
2007	876	837	39	4.5%	2.8%
2008	866	828	38	4.4%	3.1%
2009	865	808	57	6.6%	4.6%

2010	877	822	55	6.3%	4.9%
2011	871	817	54	6.2%	4.6%
2012	863	799	64	7.4%	4.1%
2013	839	777	62	7.4%	3.7%
2014	832	783	49	5.9%	3.3%
2015	803	762	41	5.1%	3.0%
2016	774	741	33	4.3%	3.0%
2017	765	730	35	4.6%	3.1%
2018	746	712	34	4.6%	2.9%
2019	741	702	39	5.3%	3.0%

2020	708	664	44	6.2%	4.6%
2021	726	698	28	3.9%	2.6%
2022	750	727	23	3.1%	2.1%
2023	757	733	24	3.2%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	766
Median Value	$60,700

Occupied	621	81.1%
Vacant	145	18.9%

Owned	351	56.5%
Rented	270	43.5%
Median Rent	$670

Single-Family Units	533	69.6%
Detached	533	69.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	0.4%
Mobile Homes	193	25.2%

Mellette County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mellette County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Mellette County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mellette County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mellette County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Mellette County, SD