Faulk County vs Miner County

A side-by-side comparison of Faulk County and Miner County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Miner County has the higher population (2,299 vs 2,137 in Faulk County). Miner County has the higher median household income ($72,589 vs $58,000 in Faulk County). Faulk County has the higher median home value ($124,100 vs $114,100 in Miner County).

Population, income & housing

	Faulk County	Miner County
Population	2,137	2,299
Median age	43.2 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,000	$72,589
Median home value	$124,100	$114,100
Median gross rent	$692	$563
Housing units	1,080	1,210
Homeownership rate	81.9%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Faulk County	Miner County
Population	2,312 → 2,137 (-7.6%)	2,211 → 2,299 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$55,096 → $58,000 (+5.3%)	$52,910 → $72,589 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$85,100 → $124,100 (+45.8%)	$77,000 → $114,100 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $692 (+4.8%)	$603 → $563 (-6.6%)

Faulk County

Population

2,3122,137

Median household income

$55,096$58,000

Median home value

$85,100$124,100

Median gross rent

$660$692

Miner County

Population

2,2112,299

Median household income

$52,910$72,589

Median home value

$77,000$114,100

Median gross rent

$603$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Faulk County	Miner County
Under 5	4.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	20.5%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	8.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	8.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	14.6%
75 and over	13.2%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Faulk County	Miner County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Faulk County	Miner County
No high school diploma	7.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	30.1%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Faulk County	Miner County
Drove alone	68.2%	73.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	12.4%
Other means	0.6%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Faulk County	Miner County
1-unit, detached	83.6%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	2.2%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Faulk County	Miner County
Poverty rate	25.6%	10.3%
Average household size	2.33	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1960	1954