2022 population: 8,856 ( 509 from 2010 , 194 from 2020)
Land area: 617.1 square miles
Population density: 14.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,366	94.47%	3.6%
Black:	53	0.60%	165.0%
Indian:	69	0.78%	32.7%
Asian:	37	0.42%	85.0%
2+ races:	94	1.06%	49.2%
Hispanic:	237	2.68%	111.6%

Total non-White:	490	5.53%	82.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	200	11.5
Deaths:	274	15.8
Net Migration:	234	13.5
Net Immigration:	31	1.8

Change in White population:	288	3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	221	2.6

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
8,347
8,078	96.78%
20	0.24%
52	0.62%
20	0.24%
63	0.75%
112	1.34%
269	3.22%

2000
8,849
8,724	98.59%
12	0.14%
24	0.27%
14	0.16%
38	0.43%
36	0.41%
125	1.41%

1990
8,576
8,540	99.58%
1	0.01%
21	0.24%
4	0.05%
n/a
10	0.12%
36	0.42%

1980
9,255
9,182	99.21%
0	0.00%
57	0.62%
0	0.00%
n/a
16	0.17%
73	0.79%

1970
9,872
9,807	99.34%
3	0.03%
25	0.25%
2	0.02%
n/a
36	0.36%
65	0.66%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
820	9.3
1,010	11.4
-374	-4.2
2	0.0

-646	-7.3
144	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
931	10.9
1,171	13.7
385	4.5
5	0.1

184	2.1
89	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
1,185	12.8
1,231	13.3
-658	-7.1
n/a

-642	-6.9
-37	-0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-618	-6.3
n/a

-625	-6.3
8	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Turner 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
42.0
2,154	24.3%
6,702	75.7%
1,873	21.1%

3,442
2.46

2,317	67.3%
1,963	84.7%
112	4.8%
1,125	32.7%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
1,984	23.8%
6,363	76.2%
1,583	19.0%

3,452
2.37

2,363	68.5%
2,027	85.8%
136	5.8%
1,089	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
40.6
2,270	25.7%
6,579	74.3%
1,819	20.6%

3,524
2.45

2,490	70.7%
2,228	89.5%
103	4.1%
1,034	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
39.4
2,339	27.3%
6,237	72.7%
1,928	22.5%

3,338
2.51

2,435	72.9%
2,220	91.2%
79	3.2%
903	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
38.2
2,424	26.2%
6,831	73.8%
1,947	21.0%

3,518
2.57

2,686	76.4%
2,472	92.0%
53	2.0%
832	23.6%

2022 Housing Data for Turner County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	145	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	127	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	139	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	150	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	112	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	162	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	172	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	105	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	98	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	215	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	366	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	586	17.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	347	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	318	9.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	217	6.3%
$200,000 or more	183	5.3%

Median Household Income	72,312
Per Capita Income	36,103

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	130	3.8%
Public Assistance	65	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	284	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,969	83.1%
Unemployed	86	1.8%
In Armed Forces	13	0.3%

Total Labor Force	4,068	85.2%
Not in Labor Force	707	14.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,377	1,193	53.6%
Non-Profit	181	427	29.8%
Self-Employed	515	190	73.0%

Local Government	136	158	46.3%
State Government	144	41	77.8%
Federal Government	48	18	72.7%

Total Private + Self	1,892	1,383	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	509	644	44.1%
Total	2,401	2,027	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	766	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	976	21.9%
Professional, Technical	845	18.9%
Service Occupations	702	15.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	143	3.2%
All others	1,171	26.3%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	805	18.0%
Retail trade	468	10.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	459	10.3%
Construction	393	8.8%
Manufacturing	361	8.1%
Educational services	280	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	278	6.2%
Other services	261	5.9%
Finance and insurance	251	5.6%
Public administration	171	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	169	3.8%
Wholesale trade	123	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	104	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	104	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	63	1.4%
Utilities	60	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	53	1.2%
Information	44	1.0%
Management	9	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	46	0.53%
Puerto Rican	13	0.15%
Cuban	3	0.03%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	121	1.39%
Costa Rican	4	0.05%
Guatemalan	109	1.25%
Honduran	8	0.09%
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	19	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	48	0.55%
Korean	7	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,898	96.6%
German, other Germanic	109	1.3%
Spanish	103	1.3%
Vietnamese	39	0.5%
Other Indo-European	26	0.3%
Other	4	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,484	40.1%
Norwegian	1,064	12.2%
Irish	723	8.3%
Dutch	639	7.4%
Danish	584	6.7%
American	522	6.0%
English	355	4.1%
Swedish	189	2.2%
Czech	121	1.4%
French	106	1.2%
Scandinavian	88	1.0%
Austrian	83	1.0%
European	76	0.9%
Polish	69	0.8%
Swiss	64	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,580	98.8%
Not a citizen	107	1.2%

Native	8,552	98.4%
Foreign-born	135	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
195	3.3%	322	5.4%	1,936	32.3%	1,952	32.6%	1,195	20.0%	389	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	195	3.3%
9-12 Years	322	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,936	32.3%
Some College	1,952	32.6%
Bach. Degree	1,195	20.0%
Grad Degree	389	6.5%
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	4,256	4,160	96	2.3%	3.6%
1991	4,069	3,961	108	2.7%	3.5%
1992	3,729	3,613	116	3.1%	3.4%
1993	3,799	3,662	137	3.6%	3.5%
1994	4,019	3,882	137	3.4%	3.3%
1995	4,187	4,043	144	3.4%	3.2%
1996	4,118	3,990	128	3.1%	3.3%
1997	4,119	4,015	104	2.5%	2.9%
1998	4,116	4,017	99	2.4%	2.9%
1999	4,210	4,125	85	2.0%	2.7%

2000	4,780	4,672	108	2.3%	2.5%
2001	4,729	4,599	130	2.7%	3.0%
2002	4,628	4,495	133	2.9%	3.2%
2003	4,606	4,457	149	3.2%	3.5%
2004	4,588	4,418	170	3.7%	3.6%
2005	4,502	4,344	158	3.5%	3.6%
2006	4,486	4,353	133	3.0%	3.0%
2007	4,244	4,119	125	2.9%	2.8%
2008	4,201	4,061	140	3.3%	3.1%
2009	4,040	3,847	193	4.8%	4.6%

2010	4,875	4,656	219	4.5%	4.9%
2011	4,866	4,672	194	4.0%	4.6%
2012	4,782	4,624	158	3.3%	4.1%
2013	4,754	4,612	142	3.0%	3.7%
2014	4,702	4,569	133	2.8%	3.3%
2015	4,665	4,543	122	2.6%	3.0%
2016	4,700	4,568	132	2.8%	3.0%
2017	4,680	4,538	142	3.0%	3.1%
2018	4,649	4,528	121	2.6%	2.9%
2019	4,645	4,515	130	2.8%	3.0%

2020	4,650	4,467	183	3.9%	4.6%
2021	4,665	4,559	106	2.3%	2.6%
2022	4,761	4,672	89	1.9%	2.1%
2023	4,838	4,748	90	1.9%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,876
Median Value	$175,300

Occupied	3,442	88.8%
Vacant	434	11.2%

Owned	2,712	78.8%
Rented	730	21.2%
Median Rent	$691

Single-Family Units	3,336	86.1%
Detached	3,313	85.5%
Attached	23	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	237	6.1%
Mobile Homes	140	3.6%

Turner County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Turner County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Turner County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Turner County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Turner County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Turner County, SD