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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bison is $24,353, which is lower than the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Bison median household income is $39,079, which has grown by 30.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 42.67% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bison residents spend 7.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #143

Bison, SD	24,353 USD
South Dakota	26,311 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bison, SD	30,104 USD
South Dakota	27,734 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bison, SD	32,426 USD
South Dakota	33,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bison, SD	20,625 USD
South Dakota	23,365 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #216

Bison, SD	39,079 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bison, SD	51,269 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #222

Bison, SD	30.26%
South Dakota	42.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bison, SD		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.67%	$15,300, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	61.33%	$13,508, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.67%	$1,071, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.67%	$13,829, see rank	14.40%	$20,930	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bison, SD	61,563 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bison, SD	66,359 USD
South Dakota	78,762 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bison, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$39,079, see rank	$52,535	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bison, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
25 to 44	$49,750, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,750, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$21,250, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bison, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	266, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	139, 52.26%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	69, 49.64%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	69, 49.64%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	67, 97.10%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2, 2.90%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	70, 50.36%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	127, 47.74%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	81, 63.78%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	81, 63.78%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	73, 90.12%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 9.88%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	46, 36.22%, see rank	35.08%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bison, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	140, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	111, 79.29%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2, 1.43%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	7, 5.00%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	1, 0.71%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	19, 13.57%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bison, SD	7.6 minutes
South Dakota	16.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bison, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	140	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	67, 47.86%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13, 19.40%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2, 2.99%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5, 7.46%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	30, 44.78%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15, 22.39%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	73, 52.14%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26, 35.62%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	14, 19.18%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27, 36.99%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 1.37%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 6.85%, see rank	5.69%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bison, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	140, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 4.29%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	30, 21.43%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	15, 10.71%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	27, 19.29%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	2, 1.43%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9, 6.43%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8, 5.71%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	19, 13.57%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12, 8.57%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	7, 5.00%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5, 3.57%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bison, SD	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	28	9.59%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4	4.82%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.