Bon Homme County vs Moody County

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

Bon Homme County and Moody 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 6,371 in Moody County). Moody County has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $61,275 in Bon Homme County). Moody County has the higher median home value ($206,300 vs $120,300 in Bon Homme County).

Population, income & housing

	Bon Homme County	Moody County
Population	7,024	6,371
Median age	41.8 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,275	$77,500
Median home value	$120,300	$206,300
Median gross rent	$620	$723
Housing units	2,823	2,752
Homeownership rate	78.4%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bon Homme County	Moody County
Population	6,929 → 7,024 (+1.4%)	6,507 → 6,371 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$54,737 → $61,275 (+11.9%)	$61,538 → $77,500 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $120,300 (+34.3%)	$133,700 → $206,300 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $620 (+8.4%)	$568 → $723 (+27.3%)

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

Moody County

Population

6,5076,371

Median household income

$61,538$77,500

Median home value

$133,700$206,300

Median gross rent

$568$723

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bon Homme County	Moody County
Under 5	4.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	13.7%	19.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	14.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.8%
75 and over	9.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bon Homme County	Moody County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	74.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.5%	11.7%
Asian	0.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bon Homme County	Moody County
No high school diploma	10.2%	5.4%
High school graduate	37.0%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bon Homme County	Moody County
Drove alone	73.3%	72.1%
Carpooled	12.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.4%	1.1%
Walked	2.7%	4.7%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	13.5%
Other means	1.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bon Homme County	Moody County
1-unit, detached	87.4%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	5.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Bon Homme County	Moody County
Poverty rate	11.8%	9.9%
Average household size	2.25	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1957	1968