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Marshall County, SD

Demographic and economic profile of Marshall County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Marshall County is a small, agriculture-rooted county of 4,355 residents in northeastern South Dakota, with a GDP per capita of $67,557 that runs well above median worker earnings of $40,395, pointing to capital-intensive land and livestock operations as the economic base. The workforce is modest in size, with 64.8% labor force participation, 22.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unusually low unemployment rate of 1.1%. Housing costs are minimal—median home value of $147,200 and median gross rent of $743/month—though the county has shed 11.0% of its population over the past five years, and a poverty rate of 7.9% remains relatively contained.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

4,355

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$78,156

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-11.0% since 2018

Marshall County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,670 (84.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone255 (5.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races170 (3.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone113 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race109 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone19 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic94
  2. 2.Spanish78

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

296

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$67,557

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$42,601

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining370
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance329
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)302
  4. 4.Construction (Group)244
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)177

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations674
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations445
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations423
  4. 4.Service Occupations309
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations303

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.47×)331
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.74×)380
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.66×)251
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)133
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.15×)147

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$743/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999181 (13.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999120 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999104 (7.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99993 (7.0%)
  • $10,000 to $14,99984 (6.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99982 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,395

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,726 (80.5%)
  • Carpooled178 (8.3%)
  • Worked At Home106 (4.9%)
  • Walked104 (4.8%)
  • Other31 (1.4%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.