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McCook County, SD

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

AI Overview

McCook County is a small, agriculture-rooted South Dakota county with a population of 5,732 that grew 4.0% over five years, pointing to modest but steady expansion. The labor force is tight—unemployment sits at just 1.7% with a 70.5% participation rate—and while 28.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the 93.5% high school attainment rate reflects a broadly credentialed workforce earning a median $46,977. Housing costs are low relative to income, with a median home value of $217,300 and median gross rent of just $750/month, alongside a median household income of $83,852 and a poverty rate of 7.4%.

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

Population

5,732

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$83,852

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.0% since 2018

McCook County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,358 (93.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races143 (2.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone103 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race78 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone53 (0.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone16 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish80
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic58
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic49

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

330

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,953

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,131

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance661
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining328
  3. 3.Construction (Group)285
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing281
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)215

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,209
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations582
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations409
  4. 4.Service Occupations372
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations358

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.01×)331
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.01×)137
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.69×)333
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.41×)288
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)195

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$217,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$750/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999293 (16.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999217 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999182 (10.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999144 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999142 (8.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999135 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

70.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,977

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,243 (77.4%)
  • Worked At Home326 (11.2%)
  • Carpooled223 (7.7%)
  • Walked94 (3.2%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Taxi3 (0.1%)

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.