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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Buffalo County is $11,719, which is much lower than the state average of $26,311 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Buffalo County median household income is $31,758, which has grown by 150.22% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 42.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Buffalo County residents spend 15.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is 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, #64

Buffalo County	11,719 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

Buffalo County	16,522 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

Buffalo County	16,477 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

Buffalo County	16,635 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, #64

Buffalo County	31,758 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Buffalo County	40,981 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Buffalo County	150.22%
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

	Buffalo County		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.79%	$7,133, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.41%	$13,937, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	10.13%	$2,300, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	4.97%	$11,207, 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

Buffalo County	32,578 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Buffalo County	41,734 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

	Buffalo County	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$40,250, see rank	$52,535	$56,900
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,588, see rank	$25,438	$37,170

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Buffalo County	South Dakota	U.S.
25 to 44	$32,262, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$31,940, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$27,188, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Buffalo County	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,339, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	669, 49.96%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	433, 64.72%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	433, 64.72%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	366, 84.53%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	67, 15.47%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	236, 35.28%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	670, 50.04%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	360, 53.73%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	360, 53.73%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	311, 86.39%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	49, 13.61%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	310, 46.27%, 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

	Buffalo County	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	674, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	506, 75.07%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	42, 6.23%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	77, 11.42%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	4, 0.59%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	45, 6.68%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Buffalo County	15.2 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

	Buffalo County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	677	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	366, 54.06%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	117, 31.97%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	113, 30.87%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	41, 11.20%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34, 9.29%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56, 15.30%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	311, 45.94%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	126, 40.51%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	93, 29.90%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	76, 24.44%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	16, 5.14%, 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

	Buffalo County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	677, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	67, 9.90%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	25, 3.69%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	15, 2.22%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7, 1.03%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	23, 3.40%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9, 1.33%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 2.07%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	13, 1.92%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	249, 36.78%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	125, 18.46%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	112, 16.54%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18, 2.66%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Buffalo County	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	684	34.05%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	145	35.28%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

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