Corson County vs Hanson County

A side-by-side comparison of Corson County and Hanson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Corson County has the higher population (3,859 vs 3,473 in Hanson County). Hanson County has the higher median household income ($86,375 vs $43,750 in Corson County). Hanson County has the higher median home value ($192,400 vs $73,800 in Corson County).

Population, income & housing

	Corson County	Hanson County
Population	3,859	3,473
Median age	29.9 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$86,375
Median home value	$73,800	$192,400
Median gross rent	$473	$733
Housing units	1,360	1,289
Homeownership rate	60.5%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	23.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corson County	Hanson County
Population	4,150 → 3,859 (-7.0%)	3,399 → 3,473 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$35,759 → $43,750 (+22.3%)	$64,696 → $86,375 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$58,500 → $73,800 (+26.2%)	$130,800 → $192,400 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$443 → $473 (+6.8%)	$782 → $733 (-6.3%)

Corson County

Population

4,1503,859

Median household income

$35,759$43,750

Median home value

$58,500$73,800

Median gross rent

$443$473

Hanson County

Population

3,3993,473

Median household income

$64,696$86,375

Median home value

$130,800$192,400

Median gross rent

$782$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Corson County	Hanson County
Under 5	10.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	25.4%	21.7%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	12.3%
75 and over	4.3%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corson County	Hanson County
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	66.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corson County	Hanson County
No high school diploma	13.2%	7.7%
High school graduate	38.9%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corson County	Hanson County
Drove alone	63.7%	78.7%
Carpooled	4.6%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	27.5%	9.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corson County	Hanson County
1-unit, detached	82.4%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Corson County	Hanson County
Poverty rate	45.2%	6.2%
Average household size	3.47	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1973	1958