Hughes County, South Dakota

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,732
Median household income: $78,981
Median home value: $221,100

Hughes County is a county in South Dakota with a population of 17,732. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $78,981 is above the South Dakota median ($72,421).

From 2019 to 2023, Hughes County's population held roughly steady from 17,608 to 17,732, while its median household income rose 21.9% from $64,783 to $78,981.

65.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,732
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $78,981
Median home value: $221,100
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 7,957
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,60817,732

Median household income

$64,783$78,981

Median home value

$177,500$221,100

Median gross rent

$673$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,608	$64,783	$177,500	$673
2020	17,560	$69,575	$181,400	$735
2021	17,829	$77,725	$186,600	$810
2022	17,812	$83,750	$216,500	$920
2023	17,732	$78,981	$221,100	$930

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	951	5.4%
5 to 17	3,410	19.2%
18 to 24	1,077	6.1%
25 to 34	2,041	11.5%
35 to 44	2,544	14.3%
45 to 54	2,092	11.8%
55 to 64	2,499	14.1%
65 to 74	1,881	10.6%
75 and over	1,237	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,308	80.7%
Black or African American	4	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,961	11.1%
Asian	137	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	779	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	543	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	479	3.9%
High school graduate	3,367	27.4%
Some college or associate's	4,029	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,099	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,320	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,028	78.6%
Carpooled	1,044	11.7%
Public transit	86	1.0%
Walked	276	3.1%
Bicycle	16	0.2%
Worked from home	454	5.1%
Other means	43	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,170	72.6%
15 to 29 min	1,584	18.7%
30 to 44 min	275	3.2%
45 to 59 min	181	2.1%
60+ min	283	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 9.2% (1,543 of 16,785)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,509	61.6%
Nonfamily households	2,807	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,316	91.9%
Vacant	641	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,500	75.2%
Renter-occupied	1,816	24.8%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other13.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,201	65.4%
1-unit, attached	216	2.7%
2 to 4 units	272	3.4%
5 to 19 units	678	8.5%
20 or more units	522	6.6%
Mobile home & other	1,068	13.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 46065
State: South Dakota
Land area: 742 sq mi
Water area: 59 sq mi
Center point: 44.3845, -99.9757