Bon Homme County, South Dakota

Bon Homme County has a population of 7,044 and has grown 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $134,100, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $64,435.

Home price
$134,100
Income
$64,435
Population
7,044
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$134,100county
Median gross rent$646county
Median year homes here were built1958county
Share of homes built before 198074.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$929county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$762county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,292county
Home insurance / yr$3,760(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91.9(statewide)
Median household income$64,435county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate10.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.4%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.8%county
Share of workers employed by government18.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.6%county
Economic output per resident$40,379county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.27%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.11%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time19.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service71 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport701353county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station155 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths56.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.6%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment1071county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible33.1%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians57county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.2%county
Frequent mental distress12.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,044county
Land area in square miles564county
People per square mile of land12.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.5%county
Share of households that are one person32.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages6.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents343county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in140county
Households that moved away133county
Average income of arriving households$42,493county
Average income of departing households$46,556county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year19county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate362(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.8 incounty
Annual snowfall26.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing150 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days160 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$127county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,015 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity45.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.6%county
Homes heated by propane38.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband85.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk8.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk85.7county
Landslide risk35.7county
Hail risk52.2county
Earthquake risk13.6county
Tornado risk33.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk23.2county
Winter weather risk59.8county
Strong wind risk24.9county
Wildfire risk53.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bon Homme County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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