Bennett County vs Perkins County

A side-by-side comparison of Bennett County and Perkins County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bennett County and Perkins County are counties in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bennett County has the higher population (3,354 vs 3,058 in Perkins County). Perkins County has the higher median household income ($65,455 vs $44,569 in Bennett County). Bennett County has the higher median home value ($138,600 vs $105,900 in Perkins County).

Population, income & housing

	Bennett County	Perkins County
Population	3,354	3,058
Median age	28.8 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,569	$65,455
Median home value	$138,600	$105,900
Median gross rent	$616	$703
Housing units	1,232	1,729
Homeownership rate	57.7%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennett County	Perkins County
Population	3,425 → 3,354 (-2.1%)	2,897 → 3,058 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $44,569 (-6.2%)	$57,981 → $65,455 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $138,600 (+82.6%)	$102,000 → $105,900 (+3.8%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $616 (+9.2%)	$590 → $703 (+19.2%)

Bennett County

Population

3,4253,354

Median household income

$47,500$44,569

Median home value

$75,900$138,600

Median gross rent

$564$616

Perkins County

Population

2,8973,058

Median household income

$57,981$65,455

Median home value

$102,000$105,900

Median gross rent

$590$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennett County	Perkins County
Under 5	8.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	25.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	8.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	6.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.1%	12.6%
75 and over	6.2%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennett County	Perkins County
White (non-Hispanic)	35.5%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55.7%	2.5%
Asian	1.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennett County	Perkins County
No high school diploma	13.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	34.9%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennett County	Perkins County
Drove alone	80.3%	62.3%
Carpooled	3.5%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	7.7%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.9%	27.9%
Other means	2.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennett County	Perkins County
1-unit, detached	82.1%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Bennett County	Perkins County
Poverty rate	31.9%	11.7%
Average household size	3.23	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	13	16
Median year structure built	1972	1963