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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fort Thompson is $9,846, which is much lower than the state average of $26,311 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Fort Thompson median household income is $31,467, which has grown by 242.37% 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 Fort Thompson residents spend 10.7 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, #348

Fort Thompson, SD	9,846 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

Fort Thompson, SD	12,609 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

Fort Thompson, SD	12,566 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

Fort Thompson, SD	12,813 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, #297

Fort Thompson, SD	31,467 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Thompson, SD	38,169 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #15

Fort Thompson, SD	242.37%
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

	Fort Thompson, SD		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.34%	$2,858, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.50%	$13,124, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	13.48%	$1,781, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	3.13%	$16,950, 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

Fort Thompson, SD	32,841 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Thompson, SD	37,199 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

	Fort Thompson, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$113,472, see rank	$52,535	$56,900
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,924, see rank	$25,438	$37,170

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Thompson, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
25 to 44	$32,167, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$32,708, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$16,071, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Fort Thompson, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	818, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	401, 49.02%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	259, 64.59%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	259, 64.59%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	218, 84.17%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	41, 15.83%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	142, 35.41%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	417, 50.98%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	235, 56.35%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	235, 56.35%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	194, 82.55%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	41, 17.45%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	182, 43.65%, 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

	Fort Thompson, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	412, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	298, 72.33%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	33, 8.01%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	74, 17.96%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	4, 0.97%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 0.73%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Thompson, SD	10.7 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

	Fort Thompson, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	412	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	218, 52.91%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 22.02%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	80, 36.70%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 6.42%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 10.09%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	49, 22.48%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	194, 47.09%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	75, 38.66%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	70, 36.08%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	44, 22.68%, 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	5, 2.58%, 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

	Fort Thompson, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	412, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 1.70%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	13, 3.16%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12, 2.91%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7, 1.70%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	12, 2.91%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5, 1.21%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 3.40%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	13, 3.16%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	161, 39.08%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	81, 19.66%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	84, 20.39%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3, 0.73%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Fort Thompson, SD	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	538	41.23%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	103	41.04%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

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