Davison County, South Dakota

• White (non-Hispanic) 17,606 88.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,017 5.1%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 133 0.7%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 99 0.5%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 341 1.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 626 3.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 130 0.7%

• Under 18 4,708 23.6%
• 18–24 1,683 8.4%
• 25–44 4,720 23.7%
• 45–64 4,685 23.5%
• 65 and over 4,156 20.8%

Median household income

$72,516

90% interval $64,633–$80,399

−$4,978 vs SD · 34th of 66

Below poverty line

10.8%

90% interval 8.3%–13.3%

+0.3 pp vs SD · 38th of 66

Unemployment (12-mo)

1.9%

−0.22 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.7B

2.25% of state

Avg. annual pay

$57,416

Establishments

849

• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,701 21.7%
• Education & health services 2,223 17.8%
• Manufacturing 1,708 13.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,469 11.8%
• Construction 1,004 8.0%
• Professional & business services 923 7.4%
• Financial activities 500 4.0%
• Other services 286 2.3%
• Public administration 156 1.3%
• Natural resources & mining 142 1.1%
• Information 138 1.1%

The sectors listed cover 90.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

61.5%

−7.1 pp vs SD · 56th of 66

Median gross rent

$847

−$99 vs SD · 21st of 66

Owner-occupied

5,470

Renter-occupied

3,429

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 53% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $95,200/yr) pays 4.3× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $22,090/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 15 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 6,208 67.6%
• Democratic 2,743 29.9%
• Other / third-party 226 2.5%

• Spanish 445 2.4%
• German or other West Germanic 46 0.2%
• Chinese 29 0.2%
• Korean 16 0.1%
• Tagalog 8 0.0%

Households

8,899

Family households

5,169

58.1% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,449

28.0% of families

Single-mother families

310

6.0% of families

Veterans

1,079

7.1% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 4,598 23.0%
• Mainline Protestant 3,872 19.4%
• Evangelical Protestant 3,467 17.4%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 518 2.6%

Health insured

92.0%

±2.3 pp

Uninsured

8.0%

±2.3 pp

31st of 66

With a disability

14.0%

±1.8 pp

20th of 66

Bachelor's or higher

22.6%

±2.8 pp

−9.3 pp vs SD · 41st of 66

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.6%

90% interval 8.5%–10.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

1st Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

4 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal trial jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ujs.sd.gov directory + SDCL § 16-5-1. SD has 46 Circuit Court judges statewide (2025 UJS Guide to South Dakota Courts); the per-circuit figures shown are approximate (judges may sit by assignment across circuits). Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, small claims) are separately allocated and not counted here.)

Court seats

Alexandria, Armour, Chamberlain, Elk Point, Gann Valley, Lake Andes, Mitchell, Olivet, Parker, Plankinton, Salem, Tyndall, Vermillion, Yankton

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0