Yankton County, South Dakota (SD) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 21,718 (61% urban, 39% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,654
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,533
% of renters here:   31%
State: 32%
Land area: 522 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 42 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   9.6%
Whole state: 13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   3.9%
Whole state: 5.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.2%), Manufacturing (18.4%), Retail trade (13.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Yankton County, South Dakota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Yankton County, South Dakota:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   37.0 years
South Dakota median age:   35.6 years

Males: 10,928   (50.5%)
Females: 10,724   (49.5%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,444
County population in 2003: 21,548
Jobs in 2003: 12,581

Total labor force in 2004: 11,820
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.3%

Average household size:
Yankton County:   2.4 people
South Dakota: 2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,415 ($35,374 in 2000)
This county   $40,415
South Dakota:   $40,310

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $106,628
Yankton County   $106,628
South Dakota:   $101,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $396
Institutionalized population: 1,285
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Yankton County in 2000: $766

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 14
  • Thefts: 20
  • Auto thefts: 0

2004 Presidential Election results in Yankton County South Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.6%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,294 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yankton County is $407 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $694 a month.

Cities in this county include: Yankton , Gayville , Volin , Mission Hill , Lesterville , Utica .

Neighboring counties: Bon Homme County , Cedar County, Nebraska , Clay County , Hutchinson County , Knox County, Nebraska , Turner County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Yankton County: Fort Yankton Historic Site (A), Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery (B), Glenridge Country Club (C), Center Point (D), South Dakota Human Services Center (E)

Churches in Yankton County include: Bethlehem Church (A), Zion Church (B), Martinus Church (C), Vangen Church (D), Our Saviours Church (E), Turkey Valley Church (F), Trondhjem Church (G), Sigel Church (H), Nazarene Church (I)

Cemeteries: Volin Cemetery (1), Hillcrest Cemetery (2), Voll Cemetery (3), Walshtown Cemetery (4), West Cemetery (5), Civil Cemetery (6), Martinus Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Guthmiller Lake (A), Lewis and Clark Lake (B), Lake Yankton (C), Marindahl Lake (D), Beaver Lake (E)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: James River (A), Smoky Run (B), Mud Creek (C), Turkey Creek (D), Beaver Creek (E), Prairie Creek (F), Clay Creek (G)

Parks in Yankton County include: Cottonwood Recreation Area (1), Pierson Ranch Recreation Area (2), Gavins Point Recreation Area (3), Midway Recreation Area (4), Chief White Crane Recreation Area (5), Lesterville Recreation Area (6), Sioux Council Boy Scout Reservation (7)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   2.7%
South Dakota: 2.7%

Current college students: 1,130
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 335 (37% naturalized citizens)

Yankton County:   1.5%
Whole state: 1.8%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 65
  • 1990 to 1994: 49
  • 1985 to 1989: 53
  • 1980 to 1984: 42
  • 1975 to 1979: 9
  • 1970 to 1974: 42
  • 1970 to 1974: 25
  • 1965 to 1969: 50

Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.6%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,989
  • One, attached: 222
  • Two: 244
  • 3 or 4: 412
  • 5 to 9: 252
  • 10 to 19: 442
  • 20 or more: 375
  • Mobile homes: 902
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Yankton County with a mortgage: 2,604 (217 second mortgage, 270 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,535

Agriculture in Yankton County
Average size of farms: 496 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $113458
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $169.01
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.73%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $86690
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.91%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $117219
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.26%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.13
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.09%
Corn for grain: 85666 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 945 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 109194 harvested acres
Vegetables: 761 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 38 acres

Yankton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (20%)
  • Vietnam (8%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Philippines (6%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Other Western Asia (5%)
  • Other Northern Europe (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Yankton County:



  • German (42%)
  • Norwegian (13%)
  • Czech (6%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • Danish (4%)
  • English (4%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 8,536 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 927 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 55 (1%)
  • Walked: 443 (4%)
  • Other means: 39 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 578 (5%)
 

People in group quarters in Yankton County, South Dakota
  • 651 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 211 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 194 people in nursing homes
  • 188 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 170 people in state prisons
  • 116 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 60 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 54 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 38 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,933.

6.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,484 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.60%
South Dakota average: 8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.32% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($15,647 average AGI)
3.28% relocated from other states ($18,837 average AGI)
Yankton County:   3.28%
South Dakota average: 3.82%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Minnehaha County, SD  0.65% ($34,846 average AGI)
from Clay County, SD  0.61% ($32,755)
from Bon Homme County, SD  0.45% ($28,583)
from Cedar County, NE  0.31% ($30,400)
from Knox County, NE  0.28% ($25,500)
from Lincoln County, SD  0.18% ($45,714)
from Hutchinson County, SD  0.16% ($31,923)

7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,951 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.10%
South Dakota average: 8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.63% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($14,023 average AGI)
3.48% relocated to other states ($14,928 average AGI)
Yankton County:   3.48%
South Dakota average: 3.78%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Minnehaha County, SD  1.23% ($23,667 average AGI)
to Clay County, SD  0.52% ($26,929)
to Bon Homme County, SD  0.37% ($27,733)
to Lincoln County, SD  0.27% ($35,682)
to Cedar County, NE  0.16% ($24,154)
to Brookings County, SD  0.16% ($15,231)
to Woodbury County, IA  0.15% ($37,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5


Births per 1000 population in Yankton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2


Deaths per 1000 population in Yankton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Yankton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,552 (3,093 aged, 459 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,917
  • In family households: 16,677 (4,510 male householders, 889 female householders)
    4,628 spouses, 5,970 children (5,504 natural, 155 adopted, 311 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 85 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 103 other relatives, 330 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,240 (1,294 male householders (1,079 living alone)), 1,480 female householders (1,317 living alone)), 466 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,735 (1,308 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,430 2-persons, 1,158 3-persons, 1,061 4-persons, 496 5-persons, 180 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,396 1-person, 332 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

4,231 married couples with children.
1,069 single-parent households (247 men, 822 women).

94.4% of residents of Yankton County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 53% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $116,080,000 ($5394 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,907,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,645,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,392,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,165,000
Federal grants: $22,074,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,172,000 ($714,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,632,000 ($598,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,924,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,106,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,728,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,316
Here:   61 per 1000 residents
State: 72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,060
Here:   49 per 1000 residents
State:   48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +46
Here:   +2 per 1000 residents
State: +5 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -210
Here:   -10 per 1000 residents
State:   -1 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Yankton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.15 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   6.3
State: 6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.1
State: 4.1



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 261
  • 1995 to 1998: 734
  • 1990 to 1994: 548
  • 1980 to 1989: 844
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,707
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,060
  • 1950 to 1959: 969
  • 1940 to 1949: 471
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,246


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Yankton County, South Dakota:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 20
  • 3 rooms: 115
  • 4 rooms: 569
  • 5 rooms: 1,276
  • 6 rooms: 1,099
  • 7 rooms: 897
  • 8 rooms: 790
  • 9 or more rooms: 888


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yankton County, South Dakota:
  • 1 room: 41
  • 2 rooms: 275
  • 3 rooms: 522
  • 4 rooms: 768
  • 5 rooms: 435
  • 6 rooms: 212
  • 7 rooms: 116
  • 8 rooms: 79
  • 9 or more rooms: 85


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Yankton County:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 113
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,420
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,547
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,247
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 327


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yankton County:
  • no bedroom: 64
  • 1 bedroom: 887
  • 2 bedrooms: 965
  • 3 bedrooms: 456
  • 4 bedrooms: 109
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 52


Cars and other vehicles available in Yankton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 119
  • 1 vehicle: 1,407
  • 2 vehicles: 2,469
  • 3 vehicles: 1,198
  • 4 vehicles: 331
  • 5 or more vehicles: 130


Cars and other vehicles available in Yankton County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 371
  • 1 vehicle: 1,195
  • 2 vehicles: 660
  • 3 vehicles: 257
  • 4 vehicles: 30
  • 5 or more vehicles: 20

55% of Yankton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in South Dakota.

Yankton County:   55.3%
State average: 56.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 14787
  • Northeast: 215
  • Midwest: 4828
  • South: 465
  • West: 955

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Utility gas (61%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 208
Here:   8.0%
South Dakota:   8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 64
Here:   4.9%
South Dakota:   5.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 464
Here:   54.2%
South Dakota:   17.8%


Yankton County government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,614,000
  • Charges - All Other: $851,000
    Regular Highways: $119,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $883,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,942,000
    Health Services - Other: $674,000
    General - Other: $649,000
    Financial Administration: $507,000
    Police Protection: $505,000
    General Public Buildings: $491,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $446,000
    Corrections - Other: $327,000
    Central Staff Services: $315,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $211,000
    Welfare - Other: $207,000
    Parks & Recreation: $27,000
    Libraries: $18,000
    Air Transportation: $15,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $382,000
    General Support: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $132,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,200,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,035,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $165,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $146,000
    Interest Earnings: $59,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,651,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $743,000
    General Support: $176,000
    Health & Hospitals: $27,000
    All Other: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,979,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $385,000
    NEC: $75,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,724,000

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