Bon Homme County vs Grant County

A side-by-side comparison of Bon Homme County and Grant County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grant County has the higher population (7,544 vs 7,024 in Bon Homme County). Grant County has the higher median household income ($73,818 vs $61,275 in Bon Homme County). Grant County has the higher median home value ($179,400 vs $120,300 in Bon Homme County).

Population, income & housing

	Bon Homme County	Grant County
Population	7,024	7,544
Median age	41.8 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,275	$73,818
Median home value	$120,300	$179,400
Median gross rent	$620	$668
Housing units	2,823	3,441
Homeownership rate	78.4%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bon Homme County	Grant County
Population	6,929 → 7,024 (+1.4%)	7,149 → 7,544 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$54,737 → $61,275 (+11.9%)	$58,158 → $73,818 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $120,300 (+34.3%)	$133,700 → $179,400 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $620 (+8.4%)	$620 → $668 (+7.7%)

Bon Homme County

Population

6,9297,024

Median household income

$54,737$61,275

Median home value

$89,600$120,300

Median gross rent

$572$620

Grant County

Population

7,1497,544

Median household income

$58,158$73,818

Median home value

$133,700$179,400

Median gross rent

$620$668

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bon Homme County	Grant County
Under 5	4.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.7%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.6%
75 and over	9.9%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bon Homme County	Grant County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	90.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bon Homme County	Grant County
No high school diploma	10.2%	7.9%
High school graduate	37.0%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bon Homme County	Grant County
Drove alone	73.3%	75.3%
Carpooled	12.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	4.4%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.6%	9.7%
Other means	1.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bon Homme County	Grant County
1-unit, detached	87.4%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	5.4%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Bon Homme County	Grant County
Poverty rate	11.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	21	15
Median year structure built	1957	1974