South Dakota

Day County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
86%
Native American
9.7%
Other
4.3%

Compared with South Dakota and the United States

Day Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricDay CountySouth DakotaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White86%78.1%58%
American Indian and Alaska Native9.7%8%—
Hispanic2.2%6.1%—
Black or African American0.1%2.4%—
Indian0%0.2%—
East Asian0%0.3%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Day County next to South Dakota and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricDay CountySouth DakotaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—88.6 (−11.4%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—67.6 (−32.4%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$66,033$75,081$80,734
Median home value$173,600$257,400$332,700
Home price to income2.6×3.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$660/mo$946/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income12.0%15.1%21.0%