Editing Bennett County, South Dakota (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 96
|1920= 1924
|1930= 4590
|1940= 3983
|1950= 3396
|1960= 3053
|1970= 3088
|1980= 3044
|1990= 3206
|2000= 3574
|2010= 3431
|2020= 3381
|estyear=2024
|estimate=3289
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the third quarter of 2024, the median home value in Bennett County was $143,900.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Median Home Price|url=https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment|publisher=[[National Association of Realtors]]|access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>

As of the 2023 [[American Community Survey]], there are 1,024 estimated households in Bennett County with an average of 3.23 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $44,569. Approximately 27.7% of the county's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Bennett County has an estimated 51.1% employment rate, with 20.3% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 86.9% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bennett County, South Dakota |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bennettcountysouthdakota/PST045224 |access-date=March 20, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (88.3%), Spanish (0.1%), Indo-European (0.0%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.9%), and Other (10.7%).

The median age in the county was 28.8 years.

'''Bennett County, South Dakota – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Bennett County, South Dakota — Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s46/c7/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 1990<ref name=1990CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Bennett County, South Dakota — Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s46/c7/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Bennett County, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US46007 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bennett County, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US46007&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> !! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bennett County, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US46007&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 1,852<br>(60.84%) || 1,698<br>(52.96%) || 1,449<br>(40.54%) || 1,141<br>(33.26%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |997<br>(29.49%)
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 0<br>(0.00%) || 8<br>(0.25%) || 10<br>(0.28%) || 3<br>(0.09%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |7<br>(0.21%)
|- style='background: #F4A460;
| '''[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)'''
| '''1,174<br>(38.57%)''' || '''1,462<br>(45.60%)''' || '''1,826<br>(51.09%)''' || '''2,072<br>(60.39%)''' || '''2,060<br>(60.93%)'''
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 0<br>(0.00%) || 2<br>(0.06%) || 2<br>(0.06%) || 13<br>(0.38%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |7<br>(0.21%)
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| — || — || 5<br>(0.14%) || 3<br>(0.09%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |0<br>(0.00%)
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 1<br>(0.03%) || 1<br>(0.03%) || 1<br>(0.03%) || 2<br>(0.06%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |2<br>(0.06%)
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| — || — || 209<br>(5.85%) || 130<br>(3.79%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |221<br>(6.54%)
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 17<br>(0.56%) || 35<br>(1.09%) || 72<br>(2.01%) || 67<br>(1.95%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |87<br>(2.57%)
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''3,044<br>(100.00%)''' || '''3,206<br>(100.00%)''' || '''3,574<br>(100.00%)''' || '''3,431<br>(100.00%)''' || style='background: #ffffe6; |'''3,381<br>(100.00%)'''
|}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 3,381 people, 1,085 households, and 737 families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Bennett%20County,%20South%20Dakota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=March 20, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|2.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,177 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 29.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], '''{{font color|#8B4513|61.90%}}''' '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|{{font color|#8B4513|Native American}}]]''', 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.12% from some other races and 7.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 2.57% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Bennett County, South Dakota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/Bennett-county-south-dakota/050-46007/ |access-date=March 20, 2025 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 3,431 people, 1,090 households, and 766 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|2.9|PD/sqmi}}. There were 1,263 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.1|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the county was 33.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], '''{{font color|#8B4513|61.47%}}''' '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|{{font color|#8B4513|Native American}}]]''', 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from some other races and 4.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 1.95% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 20.9% were [[Germans|German]], 5.1% were [[Swedes|Swedish]], and 1.9% were [[Americans|American]].

Of the 1,090 households, 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.7% were non-families, and 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.73. The median age was 28.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,841 and the median income for a family was $38,487. Males had a median income of $40,158 versus $31,406 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,153. About 24.3% of families and 32.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 42.3% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.