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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National South Dakota  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 796,215[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 91,000[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 223,877[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.01[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 23.39%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 8.50%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 68.11%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $53,910[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $65,545[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $582[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $23,278[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 4.11%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 14.87%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 22.46%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 13.96%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 11.80%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 88.20%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 24.98%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 4.40%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 9.52%[40] Birth rate ranking 24[41]