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Day County
Day County, South Dakota
At a Glance
Population 5,449
County Seat Day County Courthouse
State FIPS 46
County FIPS 037
Num Towns 9
Census-Designated Places 1
Total Town Population 3,227
Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 5,485
Median Age 47.2
Veterans 437
Housing Units 3,428
Uninsured 69
Net Migration (recent) 21
Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 222
Total Employees 1,435
Avg Annual Pay $44,886
Median Household Income $57,558
Poverty Rate 14.7%
Unemployment Rate 2.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $83,519
Federal Spending FY2024 $52,246,820
Federal Spending Per Capita $9,588
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $134,800
Median Rent $594
FMR Studio $598
FMR 1BR $674
FMR 2BR $872
FMR 3BR $1,167
FMR 4BR $1,360
Health & Safety
Hospitals 9
EMS Stations 27
Fire Stations 27
Police Stations 27
Adult Smoking 19.7%
Adult Obesity 39.0%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 9.2
Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 12.86
Electric Customers 433548
Towns with Broadband Data 9
Towns with 90%+ Coverage 9
Community
Churches 23
Libraries 9
Historic Places (NRHP) 13
Homeless Population N/A
Schools 48
SNAP Stores 16
Bank Branches 8
Agriculture
Total Farms 29
Land in Farms (acres) 430,410
Avg Farm Size (acres) 14,841.7
Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date
DR FLOODING 2023-07-06
DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM 2023-02-27
DR SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2022-06-29
DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-05
EM COVID-19 2020-03-13
DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2019-11-18
DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2019-06-07
DR SEVERE WINTER STORM 2017-02-01
DR FLOODING 2011-05-13
DR FLOODING 2010-05-13
Detailed Topics
Communities in Day County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.