2022 population: 2,999 ( 33 from 2010 , 19 from 2020)
Land area: 1444.4 square miles
Population density: 2.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,580	86.03%	2.9%
Black:	30	1.00%	233.3%
Indian:	206	6.87%	5.1%
Asian:	11	0.37%	175.0%
2+ races:	89	2.97%	11.2%
Hispanic:	83	2.77%	295.2%

Total non-White:	419	13.97%	35.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	55	9.2
Deaths:	66	11.1
Net Migration:	34	5.7
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-76	-2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	109	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
2,966
2,656	89.55%
9	0.30%
196	6.61%
4	0.13%
80	2.70%
21	0.71%
310	10.45%

2000
2,772
2,575	92.89%
5	0.18%
135	4.87%
8	0.29%
37	1.33%
12	0.43%
197	7.11%

1990
2,453
2,283	93.07%
0	0.00%
153	6.24%
2	0.08%
n/a
15	0.61%
170	6.93%

1980
2,533
2,414	95.30%
0	0.00%
114	4.50%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.20%
119	4.70%

1970
2,457
2,314	94.18%
1	0.04%
142	5.78%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
143	5.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
348	12.6
145	5.2
-192	-6.9
20	0.7

81	2.9
113	4.1

Number	Rate
1990's
338	13.8
216	8.8
335	13.7
6	0.2

292	11.9
27	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
471	18.6
169	6.7
-375	-14.8
n/a

-131	-5.2
51	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-247	-10.1
n/a

100	4.1
-24	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Stanley 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
43.2
660	22.0%
2,339	78.0%
655	21.8%

1,239
2.40

737	59.5%
631	85.6%
29	3.9%
502	40.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
721	24.3%
2,245	75.7%
469	15.8%

1,228
2.42

857	69.8%
696	81.2%
71	8.3%
371	30.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
751	27.1%
2,021	72.9%
305	11.0%

1,124
2.46

790	70.3%
644	81.5%
74	9.4%
334	29.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
772	31.5%
1,681	68.5%
262	10.7%

922
2.66

670	72.7%
543	81.0%
75	11.2%
252	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
862	34.0%
1,671	66.0%
250	9.9%

881
2.88

687	78.0%
617	89.8%
44	6.4%
194	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Stanley County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	0.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	39	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	38	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	100	8.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	52	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	33	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	109	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	117	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	210	16.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	112	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	78	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	150	12.1%
$200,000 or more	125	10.1%

Median Household Income	82,298
Per Capita Income	46,652

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	1.5%
Public Assistance	4	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,421	84.6%
Unemployed	3	0.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,424	84.8%
Not in Labor Force	256	15.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	503	313	61.6%
Non-Profit	15	101	12.9%
Self-Employed	143	46	75.7%

Local Government	144	102	58.5%
State Government	128	175	42.2%
Federal Government	36	8	81.8%

Total Private + Self	646	359	64.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	323	386	45.6%
Total	969	745	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	34.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	327	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	401	23.4%
Professional, Technical	330	19.3%
Service Occupations	195	11.4%
All others	461	26.9%

White Collar		61.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	319	18.6%
Construction	249	14.5%
Health care and social assistance	185	10.8%
Retail trade	176	10.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	142	8.3%
Educational services	128	7.5%
Finance and insurance	125	7.3%
Manufacturing	80	4.7%
Accommodation and food services	62	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	44	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	38	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	34	2.0%
Other services	31	1.8%
Wholesale trade	27	1.6%
Utilities	25	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	25	1.5%
Information	16	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	117	3.93%
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	14	0.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,822	99.0%
Spanish	16	0.6%
German, other Germanic	13	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,140	38.3%
Norwegian	426	14.3%
American	247	8.3%
Irish	214	7.2%
English	209	7.0%
Swedish	94	3.2%
Czech	83	2.8%
Italian	70	2.3%
Basque	63	2.1%
European	61	2.0%
Dutch	48	1.6%
French	37	1.2%
Scottish	37	1.2%
Croatian	36	1.2%
Danish	35	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,979	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,962	99.4%
Foreign-born	17	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
38	1.8%	84	3.9%	763	35.8%	673	31.6%	362	17.0%	210	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	38	1.8%
9-12 Years	84	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	763	35.8%
Some College	673	31.6%
Bach. Degree	362	17.0%
Grad Degree	210	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,424	1,364	60	4.2%	3.6%
1991	1,436	1,384	52	3.6%	3.5%
1992	1,500	1,444	56	3.7%	3.4%
1993	1,592	1,536	56	3.5%	3.5%
1994	1,699	1,639	60	3.5%	3.3%
1995	1,772	1,710	62	3.5%	3.2%
1996	1,821	1,757	64	3.5%	3.3%
1997	1,843	1,789	54	2.9%	2.9%
1998	1,862	1,814	48	2.6%	2.9%
1999	1,888	1,847	41	2.2%	2.7%

2000	1,851	1,816	35	1.9%	2.5%
2001	1,883	1,839	44	2.3%	3.0%
2002	1,847	1,804	43	2.3%	3.2%
2003	1,845	1,794	51	2.8%	3.5%
2004	1,897	1,846	51	2.7%	3.6%
2005	1,933	1,885	48	2.5%	3.6%
2006	1,972	1,928	44	2.2%	3.0%
2007	1,900	1,856	44	2.3%	2.8%
2008	1,872	1,826	46	2.5%	3.1%
2009	1,933	1,876	57	2.9%	4.6%

2010	1,965	1,892	73	3.7%	4.9%
2011	1,937	1,862	75	3.9%	4.6%
2012	1,879	1,825	54	2.9%	4.1%
2013	1,870	1,819	51	2.7%	3.7%
2014	1,873	1,826	47	2.5%	3.3%
2015	1,845	1,802	43	2.3%	3.0%
2016	1,879	1,834	45	2.4%	3.0%
2017	1,869	1,810	59	3.2%	3.1%
2018	1,834	1,788	46	2.5%	2.9%
2019	1,894	1,843	51	2.7%	3.0%

2020	1,891	1,817	74	3.9%	4.6%
2021	1,925	1,876	49	2.5%	2.6%
2022	1,929	1,893	36	1.9%	2.1%
2023	1,955	1,920	35	1.8%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,468
Median Value	$170,400

Occupied	1,239	84.4%
Vacant	229	15.6%

Owned	1,037	83.7%
Rented	202	16.3%
Median Rent	$917

Single-Family Units	962	65.5%
Detached	932	63.5%
Attached	30	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	91	6.2%
Mobile Homes	341	23.2%

Stanley County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Stanley County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Stanley County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Stanley County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Stanley County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Stanley County, SD