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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $773 (1.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hand County is $368 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.
Cities in this county include: Miller
, St. Lawrence
, Ree Heights
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Neighboring
counties: Beadle County
, Buffalo County
, Faulk County
, Hyde County
, Jerauld County
, Spink County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Hand County: Camp
Da-Ko-Ta
(A),
Central Speedway
(B),
Rockdale Township Hall
(C),
Grand Township Hall
(D),
Logan Township Hall
(E),
Cedar Township Hall
(F),
Hiland Township Hall
(G)
Churches in Hand County include: Carlton
Community Church
(A),
Rose Hill Church
(B),
Beulah Church
(C),
Cedar Church
(D),
Pleasant Valley Church
(E),
Wheaton Church
(F),
Ebenezer Church
(G),
Sunbeam Church
(H),
Saint Michael Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Wessington
Cemetery
(1),
Alden Cemetery
(2),
Morningside Cemetery
(3),
New Zion Cemetery
(4),
Orient-Prairieview Cemetery
(5),
Howell Cemetery
(6),
Burdette Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Spring
Lake
(A),
Wall Lake
(B),
Costigan Slough
(C),
Dienslake Lake
(D),
Matter Lake
(E),
Rose Hill Lake
(F),
Lake Louise
(G),
Jones Lake
(H)
Creeks: Shaefer
Creek
(A),
Sand Creek
(B),
East Pearl Creek
(C),
Lost Creek
(D),
Little Turtle Creek
(E),
Ree Creek
(F),
Little Wolf Creek
(G),
Bryant Creek
(H),
West Pearl Creek
(I)
Parks in Hand County include: Wall
Lake State Public Shooting Area
(1),
Curtis State Public Shooting Area
(2),
Lake Louise Recreational Area And Wildlife Refuge
(3),
Hawkins State Public Shooting Area
(4),
Rose Hill Recreation Area
(5),
Collins Slough State Public Shooting Area
(6)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.8% | | South
Dakota: |
2.7% |
Current college students: 33
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 38 (84% naturalized citizens)
| Hand
County: |
1.0% | | Whole
state: | 1.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 6
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 3
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 1
- 1965
to 1969: 26
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Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,433
- One,
attached: 42
- Two:
27
- 3
or 4: 59
- 5
to 9: 7
- 10
to 19: 21
- 20
or more: 84
- Mobile
homes: 167
Housing units in Hand County with a mortgage: 253 (8 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 429 Agriculture
in Hand County
Average size of farms: 1809 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $160294
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $77.51
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $140024
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.11%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $129414
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.75%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.23%
Corn for grain: 59030 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 52504 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 69371 harvested acresHand
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near South Dakota state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/18/1964, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (46%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Health
care (3%)
- Machinery,
equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Building
material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Finance
and insurance (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (31%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (14%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (2%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (7%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Personal
appearance workers (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Russia
(61%)
- Canada
(16%)
- Korea
(8%)
- Thailand
(8%)
- Japan
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Hand County:
|
- German
(50%)
- Irish
(10%)
- English
(7%)
- Norwegian
(7%)
- United
States or American (6%)
- Dutch
(3%)
- Swiss
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,180 (64%)
- Carpooled:
131 (7%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
7 (0%)
- Walked:
144 (8%)
- Other
means: 15 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 355 (19%)
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67
people in nursing homes
3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,494.
5.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,868 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.16% | | South
Dakota average: | 8.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.11% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($17,632 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($12,235 average AGI)
| Hand
County: |
2.05% | | South
Dakota average: | 3.82% |
6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,966 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.50% | | South
Dakota average: | 8.34% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.48% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($28,080 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($5,885 average AGI)
| Hand
County: |
2.02% | | South
Dakota average: | 3.78% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Brookings County, SD
|
0.75% ($18,600 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0
Births
per 1000 population in Hand County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Hand County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Hand County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 780 (740 aged, 40 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 3,670
- In
family households: 3,146 (891 male householders, 147 female householders)
923
spouses, 1,111 children (1,044 natural, 26 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 8 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 524 (169 male householders (146 living alone)), 323 female householders (313 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 71 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 522 2-persons, 197 3-persons, 156 4-persons, 132 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 459 1-person, 33 2-persons.
816 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (37 men, 52 women).
94.2% of residents of Hand County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,402,000 ($17446 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $213,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $8,280,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,686,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $23,056,000
Federal grants: $22,296,000
Federal procurement contracts: $200,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $885,000 ($49,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $394,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $728,000
Federal Government insurance: $43,819,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 150
| Here: |
45 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 249
| Here: |
75 per 1000 residents | | State: |
48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +5
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -330
| Here: |
-100 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-1 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Hand County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
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: 5
- 1995
to 1998: 74
- 1990
to 1994: 47
- 1980
to 1989: 130
- 1970
to 1979: 270
- 1960
to 1969: 194
- 1950
to 1959: 197
- 1940
to 1949: 144
- 1939
or earlier: 779
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Hand County, South Dakota: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 2
- 3
rooms: 32
- 4
rooms: 132
- 5
rooms: 274
- 6
rooms: 213
- 7
rooms: 175
- 8
rooms: 126
- 9
or more rooms: 189
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Hand County, South Dakota: |
- 1
room: 8
- 2
rooms: 35
- 3
rooms: 54
- 4
rooms: 74
- 5
rooms: 71
- 6
rooms: 62
- 7
rooms: 46
- 8
rooms: 16
- 9
or more rooms: 34
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hand County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 22
- 2
bedrooms: 276
- 3
bedrooms: 524
- 4
bedrooms: 250
- 5
or more bedrooms: 71
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Hand County: |
- no
bedroom: 8
- 1
bedroom: 93
- 2
bedrooms: 109
- 3
bedrooms: 120
- 4
bedrooms: 54
- 5
or more bedrooms: 16
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Hand County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 44
- 1
vehicle: 258
- 2
vehicles: 467
- 3
vehicles: 235
- 4
vehicles: 101
- 5
or more vehicles: 38
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Hand County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 66
- 1
vehicle: 158
- 2
vehicles: 117
- 3
vehicles: 22
- 4
vehicles: 17
- 5
or more vehicles: 20
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73% of Hand County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in South Dakota.
| Hand
County: |
73.3% | | State
average: |
56.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 3175
- Northeast:
16
- Midwest:
361
- South:
52
- West:
81
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity
(32%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(53%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Utility
gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: |
0.0% | | South
Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: |
0.8% | | South
Dakota: |
5.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 3
| Here: |
13.6% | | South
Dakota: | 17.8% |
Hand
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $244,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,267,000
Police Protection: $180,000
Financial Administration: $148,000
Central Staff Services: $127,000
Natural Resources - Other: $124,000
General Public Buildings: $109,000
General - Other: $104,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $83,000
Libraries: $55,000
Health Services - Other: $36,000
Corrections - Other: $33,000
Welfare - Other: $32,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,000
Fire Protection: $5,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $49,000
General Revenue, NEC: $30,000
Property Sale Other: $13,000
Rents: $3,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,864,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $25,000
Highways: $5,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,507,000
Motor Vehicle License: $413,000
NEC: $8,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $843,000
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