Spink County, SD Population

Overview

6,408

Total Population

43.9

Median age

48.49%

Female population %

106.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

215

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Spink County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Spink County is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spink County's population under 18 was 23.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spink County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spink County, 18.24% were under the age of 15, 17.93% aged 15 to 29, 42.84% aged 30 to 64, 17.93% aged 65 to 84, and 3.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 194 less females than males in Spink County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.49% females and 51.51% males in Spink County, SD.
The Spink County, SD gender ratio is 106.2:100 i.e. 106.2 men to 100 women (1.062).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 322.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 305.

Spink County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Spink County population: 94.55% are White, 1.65% are Black or African American, 0.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.83% are some other race and 2.22% are multiracial.
Spink County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 215 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,193 (96.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spink County is White with a population of 6,059 (94.55% of the total population).

Spink County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 7,427 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Spink County's population decreased by 1,006 (13.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spink County's population decreased by 74 (1.15%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Spink County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,235.