Bon Homme County vs Hutchinson County

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

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

Hutchinson County has the higher population (7,393 vs 7,024 in Bon Homme County). Hutchinson County has the higher median household income ($74,459 vs $61,275 in Bon Homme County). Hutchinson County has the higher median home value ($160,500 vs $120,300 in Bon Homme County).

Population, income & housing

	Bon Homme County	Hutchinson County
Population	7,024	7,393
Median age	41.8 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,275	$74,459
Median home value	$120,300	$160,500
Median gross rent	$620	$714
Housing units	2,823	3,227
Homeownership rate	78.4%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bon Homme County	Hutchinson County
Population	6,929 → 7,024 (+1.4%)	7,308 → 7,393 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$54,737 → $61,275 (+11.9%)	$57,089 → $74,459 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $120,300 (+34.3%)	$94,100 → $160,500 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $620 (+8.4%)	$536 → $714 (+33.2%)

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

Hutchinson County

Population

7,3087,393

Median household income

$57,089$74,459

Median home value

$94,100$160,500

Median gross rent

$536$714

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bon Homme County	Hutchinson County
Under 5	4.8%	8.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.6%
75 and over	9.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bon Homme County	Hutchinson County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	91.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.5%	0.7%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bon Homme County	Hutchinson County
No high school diploma	10.2%	6.9%
High school graduate	37.0%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bon Homme County	Hutchinson County
Drove alone	73.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	12.6%	5.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	4.6%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.6%	8.2%
Other means	1.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bon Homme County	Hutchinson County
1-unit, detached	87.4%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	6.6%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Bon Homme County	Hutchinson County
Poverty rate	11.8%	10.0%
Average household size	2.25	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1957	1959