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Overview for McPherson County, SD
McPherson County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 1,136.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 2.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 42.2%. On the 2000 census form, 99.8% of the population reported only one race, with 0.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.2% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.31 persons compared to an average family size of 2.91 persons.
In 2005 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $15,940. Per capita income grew by 35.4% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
2,617
Covered Employment
678
Growth (%) since 1990
-18.9%
Average wage per job
$18,101
Households (2000)
1,227
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
8.0%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
1,239
Average wage per job
$20,767
Unemployment Rate (2005)
4.3
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$26,004
Average wage per job
D
Median Household Income (2003)
$25,555
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
McPherson County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 1,136.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 2.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 42.2%. On the 2000 census form, 99.8% of the population reported only one race, with 0.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.2% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.31 persons compared to an average family size of 2.91 persons.
