Marshall County, South Dakota

• White (non-Hispanic) 3,636 83.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 278 6.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 5 0.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 8 0.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 165 3.8%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 239 5.5%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 13 0.3%

• Under 18 1,057 24.3%
• 18–24 337 7.8%
• 25–44 886 20.4%
• 45–64 1,055 24.3%
• 65 and over 1,009 23.2%

Median household income

$74,964

90% interval $68,231–$81,697

−$2,530 vs SD · 26th of 66

Below poverty line

9.5%

90% interval 6.8%–12.2%

−1.0 pp vs SD · 49th of 66

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.3%

+0.17 pp vs. state

County GDP

$453.8M

0.59% of state

Avg. annual pay

$55,196

Establishments

213

• Education & health services 320 19.1%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 307 18.3%
• Natural resources & mining 307 18.3%
• Manufacturing 289 17.3%
• Public administration 91 5.4%
• Construction 81 4.8%
• Leisure & hospitality 77 4.6%
• Professional & business services 72 4.3%

The sectors listed cover 92.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

80.3%

+11.7 pp vs SD · 14th of 66

Median gross rent

$752

−$194 vs SD · 36th of 66

Owner-occupied

1,326

Renter-occupied

325

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 56% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $73,501/yr) pays 4.5× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $16,229/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.9 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 1,288 61.1%
• Democratic 782 37.1%
• Other / third-party 39 1.8%

• Spanish 127 3.1%
• German or other West Germanic 101 2.5%

Households

1,651

Family households

1,100

66.6% of households

Married couples w/ children

265

24.1% of families

Single-mother families

72

6.5% of families

Veterans

296

9% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 1,257 29.2%
• Mainline Protestant 1,056 24.5%
• Catholic 680 15.8%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

Health insured

96.1%

±1.5 pp

Uninsured

3.9%

±1.5 pp

62nd of 66

With a disability

10.7%

±2.9 pp

50th of 66

Bachelor's or higher

25.4%

±4.4 pp

−6.5 pp vs SD · 32nd of 66

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

12.1%

90% interval 10.6%–13.6% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

5th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

3 (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

Aberdeen, Britton, Faulkton, Ipswich, Leola, Mound City, Redfield, Selby, Sisseton, Webster

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0