Stanley County Population Highlights

• From 1990 to 2000, Stanley County gained 319 residents which was a 13.0% increase in its total population. 

• From 1990 to 2000, Stanley County gained 192 residents to in-migration, which was a 7.8% increase in its total population.

• 27.06% of Stanley County’s population is under the age of 18, while 11.00% is aged 65+.

• Stanley County’s median age is 37.6.  This is similar to Hughes County and younger than Jones County.

• Stanley County’s sex ratio is 101.60, meaning that there are about 102 males for every 100 females.  This is higher than Hughes, but lower than Jones.

• Stanley County’s fertility rate is 66.9 births for every 1,000 females aged 15-44.  This is higher than both Hughes and Jones counties. 

• From the population pyramid, we can see that a large portion of Stanley County’s population aged 20-29 is migrating out of the County.

Race/Ethnicity in Stanley County

Stanley County’s Agriculture in 2002

• Stanley County had 166 farms, which was a 12.6% decrease from 1997.

• Stanley County’s average farm size was 5,219 acres.  This was a larger than both Hughes and Jones counties. 

• Stanley County’s average net farm income was $5,228, which was lower than both Hughes and Jones counties. 

Stanley County Economics in 2000

• Stanley County’s per capita income was $20,300.  This was lower than Hughes, but higher than Jones.

• Stanley County’s median household income was $41,170.  This was lower than Hughes, but higher than Jones.

• 22.1% of Stanley County’s residents aged 25+ had completed a B.S. degree or higher.  This is lower than Hughes, but higher than Jones.

• 8.65% of Stanley County’s population was living at or below the official poverty line.  This compares with 13.18% for the state of South Dakota, 7.98% for Hughes County, and 8.36% for Jones County.

• 14.67% of Stanley County’s children under the age of 5 were living at or below the official poverty line.  This compares with 19.77% for the state of South Dakota, 12.52% for Hughes County, and 28.07% for Jones County.

• 63.5% of workers living in Stanley County commute to another county to work.  This is a higher percentage than any other surrounding county (Faulk, Hughes, Hyde, Potter, and Sully).  This may be because Fort Pierre is adjacent to Pierre.

Stanley County 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)

U.S. Census Bureau (2000)