What is the population of Day County, South Dakota?

The population of Day County, South Dakota is 5,402, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Day County, South Dakota is $63,209, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Day County, South Dakota is $13,235, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Day County, South Dakota is 2.2%, 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 B

Income C

Education D

Metric	Day County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	5,402	912,694	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	5.0	11.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.33%	0.79%	0.57%
Median age	46.9	35.5	37.1
Households	2,343	358,551	128,459,983

Year	Day County

Group	Share

Day County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Day County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$63,209	$72,558	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.54%	4.77%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.0%	5.2%

Metric	Day County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$13,235	$98,153	$242,182
Median rent	$622	$912	$1,342
Homeownership rate	75.8%	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	Day County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	12.8	15.3	22.5
Work from home	11.6%	9.3%	13.4%

Day County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Day County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	28.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.42	2.54

Day County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Day County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.7	79.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	14.3%	13.8%	16.3%
Smokers	19.4%	19.9%	19.0%