Tripp County Population Highlights

• From 1990 to 2000, Tripp County lost 494 residents which was a 7.1% decrease in its total population

• From 1990 to 2000, Tripp County lost 779 residents to out-migration, which was an 11.3% decrease in its total population.

• 27.71% of Tripp County’s population is under the age of 18 while 19.67% of the population is aged 65+.

• From the population pyramid, we can tell that Tripp County has a high out-migration of young adults aged 20-34.

• Tripp County’s sex ratio is 97.42 males, which means there are about 97 males for every 100 females.  Both Gregory and Todd County’s have similar sex ratios.

• Tripp County’s fertility rate is 62.7 births for every 1,000 women aged 15-44.  This is higher than Gregory (54.0), but much lower than Todd (133.6). 

• Tripp County’s median age is 39.5.  This is younger than Gregory County but older than  Todd County

Race/Ethnicity in Tripp County

Tripp County Agriculture in 2002

• Tripp County had 666 farms in 2002, which was a .5% decrease since 1997.

• Tripp County’s average farm size was 1,582 acres.  This is much larger than Gregory, but much smaller than Todd.

• Tripp County’s average farm income was $19,547.  This is higher than both Gregory and Todd counties.

Tripp County Economics in 2000

• The per capita income for Tripp County was $13,776.  This is higher than both Gregory and Todd counties.

• The median household income for Tripp County was $28,333.  This was higher than both Gregory and Todd counties.

• 13.5% of Tripp County’s population had completed a B.S degree or higher.  This is higher than both Gregory and Todd counties.

• 19.92% of Tripp County’s population is living below the official poverty line.  This compares with 13.18% for the state of South Dakota, 20.06% for Gregory County and 48.32% for Todd County

• 27.79% of Tripp County’s children under the age of 5 live below the official poverty line.  This compares with 19.77% for the state of South Dakota,34.27% for Gregory County, and 62.82% for Todd County.

• 3.5% of workers from Tripp County commute to another county to work.  This is the lowest percentage in the West 3 district (Gregory, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Todd, and Tripp).

• South Dakota’s Labor Market Information Center reports that Tripp County ranks second in the State for percentage of low-pay jobs (under $6.15/hour).  Note: some South Dakota counties are not reported.

Tripp 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)

U.S. Census Bureau (2000)