Hutchinson County, South Dakota

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,393
Median household income: $74,459
Median home value: $160,500

Home to 7,393 residents, Hutchinson County is one of South Dakota's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $74,459, its median household income sits in line with South Dakota's $72,421.

From 2019 to 2023, Hutchinson County's population grew 1.2% from 7,308 to 7,393, while its median household income rose 30.4% from $57,089 to $74,459.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.2% of the population. 80.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,393
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,459
Median home value: $160,500
Median gross rent: $714
Housing units: 3,227
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3087,393

Median household income

$57,089$74,459

Median home value

$94,100$160,500

Median gross rent

$536$714

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,308	$57,089	$94,100	$536
2020	7,308	$61,290	$111,600	$583
2021	7,412	$62,448	$119,700	$612
2022	7,401	$69,139	$143,800	$660
2023	7,393	$74,459	$160,500	$714

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	593	8.0%
5 to 17	1,356	18.3%
18 to 24	477	6.5%
25 to 34	727	9.8%
35 to 44	803	10.9%
45 to 54	825	11.2%
55 to 64	1,007	13.6%
65 to 74	860	11.6%
75 and over	745	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,739	91.2%
Black or African American	5	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	0.7%
Asian	28	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	369	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	193	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	342	6.9%
High school graduate	1,499	30.2%
Some college or associate's	1,851	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	984	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	291	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,899	80.5%
Carpooled	207	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	164	4.6%
Bicycle	15	0.4%
Worked from home	296	8.2%
Other means	20	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,792	54.2%
15 to 29 min	799	24.2%
30 to 44 min	351	10.6%
45 to 59 min	221	6.7%
60+ min	142	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 10.0% (708 of 7,092)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,887	64.1%
Nonfamily households	1,057	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,944	91.2%
Vacant	283	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,304	78.3%
Renter-occupied	640	21.7%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,810	87.1%
1-unit, attached	27	0.8%
2 to 4 units	77	2.4%
5 to 19 units	212	6.6%
20 or more units	45	1.4%
Mobile home & other	56	1.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 46067
State: South Dakota
Land area: 813 sq mi
Water area: 1.41 sq mi
Center point: 43.3367, -97.7494