Perkins County Information
Perkins in
South Dakota occupies
2,891 square miles and has a 2006 population of
3,025, a change from a 2000 population of
3,368 and
3,932 in 1990.
11.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
6.2% percent is 25-35, and
12.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1 acts of violent crime reported in
Perkins in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
54 people:
3.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.6%.
Read more about
Perkins, South Dakota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Perkins | |
| State | South Dakota | |
| Land Area | 2,891 sq. miles | Ranked 191 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 3,025 | Ranked 2,975 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 3,047 | |
| Population 2000 | 3,368 | Ranked 2,966 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 3,932 | Ranked 2,924 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97.5% | |
| African American | .2% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | 1.9% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 6.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 13.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1 | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 56 | 42 |
| Burglaries | 25 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 30 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 1,709 | 1,787 |
| Unemployed Population | 54 | 47 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 2.6% |
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