Hughes County Information
Hughes in
South Dakota occupies
800 square miles and has a 2006 population of
16,946, a change from a 2000 population of
16,481 and
14,817 in 1990.
12.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.6% percent is 25-35, and
14.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
76 acts of violent crime reported in
Hughes in 2004, a change from
25 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
266 people:
2.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.1%.
Read more about
Hughes, South Dakota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Hughes | |
| State | South Dakota | |
| Land Area | 800 sq. miles | Ranked 1,176 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 16,946 | Ranked 1,968 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 16,871 | |
| Population 2000 | 16,481 | Ranked 1,992 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 14,817 | Ranked 1,999 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 86.8% | |
| African American | .3% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | 10.9% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 76 | 25 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 6 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 14 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 56 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 587 | 494 |
| Burglaries | 66 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 503 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 18 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 10,109 | 9,619 |
| Unemployed Population | 266 | 205 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | 2.1% |
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