What is the population of Bennett County, South Dakota?

The population of Bennett County, South Dakota is 3,312, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Bennett County, South Dakota?

The median household income in Bennett County, South Dakota is $44,285, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Bennett County, South Dakota is $125,000, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Bennett County, South Dakota is 9.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health D

Income D

Education F

Metric	Bennett County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	3,312	912,694	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2.8	11.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.38%	0.79%	0.57%
Median age	27.2	35.5	37.1
Households	1,024	358,551	128,459,983

Year	Bennett County

Group	Share

Bennett County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Bennett County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$44,285	$72,558	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	-0.31%	4.77%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	3.0%	5.2%

Metric	Bennett County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$125,000	$98,153	$242,182
Median rent	$616	$912	$1,342
Homeownership rate	57.7%	68.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Bennett County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	7.7	15.3	22.5
Work from home	5.9%	9.3%	13.4%

Bennett County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Bennett County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	28.0%	31.6%
Average household size	3.24	2.42	2.54

Bennett County has a health index of D, which means it is barely healthy.

Metric	Bennett County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.2	79.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.0%	13.8%	16.3%
Smokers	31.8%	19.9%	19.0%