- State:South DakotaCounty:Union CountyZips:57038,57001,57049,57025,57004,57049Coordinates:42.832486041861785, -96.65609049155323Area total:467.13 sq. mi., 1209.86 sq. km, 298962.56 acresArea land:460.76 sq. mi., 1193.35 sq. km, 294884.48 acresArea water:6.37 sq. mi., 16.50 sq. km, 4078.08 acresEstablished:1862Capital seat:
Elk Point
Address: 209 East Main St., Suite 200
County Courthouse
Elk Point, SD 57025-2327
Governing Body: Board of Commissioners with 5 board size
Governing Authority: Dillon's Rule
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Union County, South Dakota, United States
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- Population:16,811; Population change: 16.75% (2010 - 2020)Population density:36 persons per square mileHousehold income:$54,965Households:5,713Unemployment rate:5.10% per 8,522 county labor force
- Sales taxes:6.00%GDP:$1.25 B, gross domestic product (GDP)
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Union County's population of South Dakota of 11,480 residents in 1930 has increased 1,46-fold to 16,811 residents after 90 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.
Approximately 49.81% female residents and 50.19% male residents live in as of 2020, 65.21% in Union County, South Dakota are married and the remaining 34.79% are single population.
As of 2020, 65.21% in Union County, South Dakota are married and the remaining 34.79% are single population.
- Housing units:7,215 residential units of which 94.55% share occupied residential units.
19.6 minutes is the average time that residents in Union County require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
79.72% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 10.47% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.26% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 6.54% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Union County, South Dakota 68.21% are owner-occupied homes, another 23.44% are rented apartments, and the remaining 8.34% are vacant.
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The 55.27% of the population in Union County, South Dakota who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.
Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 55.970%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 42.120%) of those eligible to vote in Union County, South Dakota.
