What is the population of Hanson County, South Dakota?

The population of Hanson County, South Dakota is 3,513, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Hanson County, South Dakota is $84,704, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Hanson County, South Dakota is $217,045, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Hanson County, South Dakota is 1.6%, 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 N/A

Income B

Education D

Metric	Hanson County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	3,513	912,694	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	8.1	11.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.34%	0.79%	0.57%
Median age	35.5	35.5	37.1
Households	1,134	358,551	128,459,983

Year	Hanson County

Group	Share

Hanson County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Hanson County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$84,704	$72,558	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.30%	4.77%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.0%	5.2%

Metric	Hanson County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$217,045	$98,153	$242,182
Median rent	$732	$912	$1,342
Homeownership rate	88.6%	68.6%	65.1%

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

Metric	Hanson County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	18.9	15.3	22.5
Work from home	9.1%	9.3%	13.4%

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

Metric	Hanson County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	28.0%	31.6%
Average household size	3.01	2.42	2.54

Metric	Hanson County	South Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	—	79.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	10.2%	13.8%	16.3%
Smokers	17.7%	19.9%	19.0%