South Dakota

Pennington County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
79.4%
Native American
8.2%
Other
7%
Hispanic
5.4%

Compared with South Dakota and the United States

Pennington 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.

MetricPennington CountySouth DakotaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White79.4%78.1%58%
American Indian and Alaska Native8.2%8%—
Hispanic5.4%6.1%—
Black or African American1.4%2.4%—
East Asian0.8%0.3%—
Indian0.5%0.2%—

Cost of living

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

MetricPennington 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$74,517$75,081$80,734
Median home value$302,200$257,400$332,700
Home price to income4.1×3.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,120/mo$946/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income18.0%15.1%21.0%