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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,405 (2.0%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Davison County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $517 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.
Cities in this county include: Mitchell
, Mount Vernon
, Ethan
, Loomis
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Neighboring
counties: Aurora County
, Douglas County
, Hanson County
, Hutchinson County
, Sanborn County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Davison County: Beulah
Township Hall
(A),
Rome Townhall
(B),
Prosper Townhall
(C)
Churches in Davison County include: Victor
Church
(A),
Immanuel Church
(B),
Zion Church
(C)
Cemeteries: Union
Cemetery
(1),
Victor Lutheran Cemetery
(2),
Mount Vernon Cemetery
(3),
New Home Cemetery
(4),
Nicolaisen Cemetery
(5),
Quaker Cemetery
(6),
Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7)
Creeks: Rock
Creek
(A),
West Branch Firesteel Creek
(B),
North Fork Twelvemile Creek
(C)
Park in Davison County: Hubbard
Slough State Public Shooting Area
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.3% | | South
Dakota: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 1,283
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 188 (38% naturalized citizens)
| Davison
County: |
1.0% | | Whole
state: | 1.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 79
- 1990
to 1994: 18
- 1985
to 1989: 23
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 17
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1965
to 1969: 43
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Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 5,381
- One,
attached: 61
- Two:
267
- 3
or 4: 348
- 5
to 9: 392
- 10
to 19: 482
- 20
or more: 597
- Mobile
homes: 552
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 13
Housing units in Davison County with a mortgage: 2,011 (162 second mortgage, 204 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,541 Agriculture
in Davison County
Average size of farms: 579 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $88860
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $104.41
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 56.28%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $73787
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.23%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.94%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $94460
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 50 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.58
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.77%
Corn for grain: 54529 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 10628 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 58950 harvested acresDavison
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 36 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/21/1962, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Transportation
equipment (9%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Food
(3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- United
Kingdom (20%)
- Nicaragua
(20%)
- Nigeria
(14%)
- Mexico
(7%)
- France
(6%)
- India
(5%)
- Guatemala
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Davison County:
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- German
(51%)
- Norwegian
(10%)
- Irish
(6%)
- United
States or American (5%)
- Dutch
(5%)
- English
(4%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 7,408 (78%)
- Carpooled:
988 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Taxi:
14 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
21 (0%)
- Bicycle:
13 (0%)
- Walked:
418 (4%)
- Other
means: 34 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 591 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Davison County, South Dakota
- 244
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 181
people in nursing homes
- 75
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 75
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 50
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 38
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 38
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 30
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 14
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,042.
8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,256 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.57% | | South
Dakota average: |
8.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.88% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($18,830 average AGI)
2.69% relocated from other states ($11,425 average AGI)
| Davison
County: |
2.69% | | South
Dakota average: | 3.82% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Minnehaha County, SD
|
0.77% ($24,825 average AGI) |
| from
Beadle County, SD
|
0.50% ($29,270) |
| from
Charles Mix County, SD
|
0.39% ($16,379) |
| from
Hanson County, SD
|
0.36% ($26,667) |
| from
Aurora County, SD
|
0.34% ($24,320) |
| from
Hutchinson County, SD
|
0.32% ($22,958) |
| from
Brule County, SD
|
0.24% ($36,444) |
8.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,390 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.48% | | South
Dakota average: |
8.34% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.58% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($16,435 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($10,956 average AGI)
| Davison
County: |
2.91% | | South
Dakota average: | 3.78% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Minnehaha County, SD
|
1.70% ($26,960 average AGI) |
| to
Beadle County, SD
|
0.27% ($25,300) |
| to
Aurora County, SD
|
0.26% ($21,053) |
| to
Pennington County, SD
|
0.24% ($32,333) |
| to
Hutchinson County, SD
|
0.22% ($23,063) |
| to
Lincoln County, SD
|
0.20% ($31,800) |
| to
Hanson County, SD
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0.19% ($22,286) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2
Births
per 1000 population in Davison County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Davison County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Davison County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,553 (3,082 aged, 471 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 18,064
- In
family households: 14,798 (3,938 male householders, 877 female householders)
3,939
spouses, 5,426 children (4,910 natural, 137 adopted, 379 stepchildren), 78 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 76 other relatives, 339 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,266 (1,101 male householders (870 living alone)), 1,663 female householders (1,453 living alone)), 502 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 677 (310 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,185 2-persons, 1,028 3-persons, 917 4-persons, 490 5-persons, 124 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,323 1-person, 386 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 16 4-persons.
3,497 married couples with children.
974 single-parent households (259 men, 715 women).
96.9% of residents of Davison County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $112,172,000 ($5901 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,444,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,529,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,497,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,905,000
Federal grants: $21,218,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,119,000 ($239,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,904,000 ($5,724,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $520,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,965,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,067,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,306
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 996
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: |
48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +68
| Here: |
+4 per 1000 residents | | State: | +5
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -311
| Here: |
-17 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-1 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Davison County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.05 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 155
- 1995
to 1998: 445
- 1990
to 1994: 407
- 1980
to 1989: 649
- 1970
to 1979: 1,609
- 1960
to 1969: 962
- 1950
to 1959: 884
- 1940
to 1949: 645
- 1939
or earlier: 2,337
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Davison County, South Dakota: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 27
- 3
rooms: 96
- 4
rooms: 389
- 5
rooms: 979
- 6
rooms: 1,020
- 7
rooms: 624
- 8
rooms: 663
- 9
or more rooms: 886
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Davison County, South Dakota: |
- 1
room: 114
- 2
rooms: 349
- 3
rooms: 601
- 4
rooms: 888
- 5
rooms: 454
- 6
rooms: 216
- 7
rooms: 142
- 8
rooms: 83
- 9
or more rooms: 54
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Davison County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 132
- 2
bedrooms: 982
- 3
bedrooms: 2,158
- 4
bedrooms: 1,060
- 5
or more bedrooms: 352
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Davison County: |
- no
bedroom: 139
- 1
bedroom: 969
- 2
bedrooms: 1,143
- 3
bedrooms: 484
- 4
bedrooms: 128
- 5
or more bedrooms: 38
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Davison County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 131
- 1
vehicle: 856
- 2
vehicles: 2,002
- 3
vehicles: 1,225
- 4
vehicles: 315
- 5
or more vehicles: 155
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Davison County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 518
- 1
vehicle: 1,519
- 2
vehicles: 686
- 3
vehicles: 130
- 4
vehicles: 20
- 5
or more vehicles: 28
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53% of Davison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in South Dakota.
| Davison
County: |
52.9% | | State
average: | 56.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 14627
- Northeast:
271
- Midwest:
2586
- South:
331
- West:
717
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (76%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Electricity
(8%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (55%)
- Electricity
(31%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- No
fuel used (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 279
| Here: |
13.7% | | South
Dakota: |
8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54
| Here: |
4.5% | | South
Dakota: |
5.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 555
| Here: |
46.7% | | South
Dakota: |
17.8% |
Davison
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $748,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,624,000
Corrections - Other: $1,074,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $489,000
Financial Administration: $467,000
Police Protection: $353,000
General Public Buildings: $346,000
Central Staff Services: $244,000
General - Other: $165,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $114,000
Health Services - Other: $77,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $61,000
Welfare - Other: $50,000
Natural Resources - Other: $45,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $137,000
Rents: $51,000
General Revenue, NEC: $28,000
Special Assessments: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,787,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $810,000
Public Welfare: $20,000
General Support: $18,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,586,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,987,000
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