Bon Homme County vs Hamlin County

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

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

Bon Homme County has the higher population (7,024 vs 6,288 in Hamlin County). Hamlin County has the higher median household income ($83,194 vs $61,275 in Bon Homme County). Hamlin County has the higher median home value ($207,700 vs $120,300 in Bon Homme County).

Population, income & housing

	Bon Homme County	Hamlin County
Population	7,024	6,288
Median age	41.8 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,275	$83,194
Median home value	$120,300	$207,700
Median gross rent	$620	$769
Housing units	2,823	2,831
Homeownership rate	78.4%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bon Homme County	Hamlin County
Population	6,929 → 7,024 (+1.4%)	6,025 → 6,288 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$54,737 → $61,275 (+11.9%)	$67,105 → $83,194 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $120,300 (+34.3%)	$157,100 → $207,700 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $620 (+8.4%)	$558 → $769 (+37.8%)

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

Hamlin County

Population

6,0256,288

Median household income

$67,105$83,194

Median home value

$157,100$207,700

Median gross rent

$558$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bon Homme County	Hamlin County
Under 5	4.8%	10.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	23.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.8%
25 to 34	14.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.4%
75 and over	9.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bon Homme County	Hamlin County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	91.8%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bon Homme County	Hamlin County
No high school diploma	10.2%	7.4%
High school graduate	37.0%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bon Homme County	Hamlin County
Drove alone	73.3%	74.0%
Carpooled	12.6%	12.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	6.0%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.6%	7.6%
Other means	1.8%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bon Homme County	Hamlin County
1-unit, detached	87.4%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Bon Homme County	Hamlin County
Poverty rate	11.8%	6.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1957	1970