McCook County, South Dakota QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts McCook County South Dakota
?  Population, 2000 5,832754,844
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 2.5%8.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.7%6.8%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 28.4%26.8%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 19.5%14.3%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 98.9%88.7%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%8.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.6%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.0%Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.4%1.3%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.1%50.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.8%1.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 98.3%88.0%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,714331,780
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 45173,891
?  Housing units, 2000 2,383323,208
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 78.9%68.2%
?  Households, 2000 2,204290,245
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.582.50
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 35.3%34.8%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $32,417$31,354
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.0%14.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 15.8%19.0%

Business QuickFacts McCook County South Dakota
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 17323,521
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 1,140289,422
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 5.9%34.5%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 38546,311
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA12,305,468
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) D11,707,133
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 D$16,018
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA891
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 16418,215
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 263,672
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 39,4404,909,016
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 21826,567

Geography QuickFacts McCook County South Dakota
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 57575,885
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 10.19.9
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown