Charles Mix Population Highlights

• From 1990 to 2000, Charles Mix County gained 219 residents, which was a 2.4% increase in its total population. 

• From 1990 to 2000, Charles Mix County lost 407 residents to out-migration which was a 4.5% decrease in its total population. 

• From the population pyramid we can tell than many of those who left Charles Mix County were aged 20-34. 

• 31.98% of Charles Mix County’s population is under the age of 18, while 17.32% is aged 65+. 

• Charles Mix County’s median age is 35.7.  This is younger than both Brule and Douglas counties.

• Charles Mix County’s sex ratio is 96.55, meaning that there are about 97 males for every 100 females.  This is higher than both Brule and Douglas counties.

• Charles Mix County’s fertility rate is 95.2 births for every 1,000 females aged 15-44.  This is much higher than both Brule and Douglas counties.     

Race/Ethnicity in Charles Mix County

• Charles Mix County includes the Yankton Reservation (considered an “open” reservation because the land base is not consolidated).

Charles Mix Agriculture in 2002

• Charles Mix had 755 farms which was a 3.2% decrease from 1997. 

• Charles Mix County’s average farm size was 864 acres.  This is smaller than Brule, but larger than Douglas. 

• Charles Mix County’s average net farm income was $21,070.  This is lower than both Brule and Douglas counties. 

Charles Mix County’s Economics in 2000

• Charles Mix County’s per capita income was $11,502.  This is lower than both Brule and Douglas counties. 

• Charles Mix County’s median household income was $26,060.  This is lower than both Brule and Douglas counties. 

• 14.1% of Charles Mix County’s residents aged 25+ had completed a B.S. degree or higher.  This is lower than both Brule and Douglas counties. 

• 26.88% of Charles Mix County’s population is living at or below the official poverty line.  This compares with 13.18% for the state of South Dakota, 14.30% for Brule County, and 14.59% for Douglas County. 

• 45.65% of Charles Mix County’s children under the age of 5 are living at or below the official poverty line.  This compares with 19.77% for the state of South Dakota, 11.50% for Brule County, and 17.79% for Douglas County. 

• 6.5% of Charles Mix County’s working age residents commute to another county to work.  This is much lower than both Brule and Douglas counties.  

Charles Mix County’s Employment by Industry

Income Distribution

Data compiled by:

W. Trevor Brooks

Rural Life and Census Data Center

South Dakota State University

Sources:

South Dakota Data Center (Vermillion, SD)

South Dakota Labor Market

U.S. Census of Agriculture (2002)