Porcupine
Recent News About Porcupine
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Oglala Lakota County residents received $16,063 per capita in government transfers in 2022, ranking fourth in South Dakota
In 2022, residents of Oglala Lakota County received an average of $16,063 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it fourth highest in South Dakota.
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Oglala Lakota County: Residents received $69.03 million per capita from Income Maintenance transfers in 2022
In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 14.3% of income in Oglala Lakota County, providing an average of $5,106 per capita to residents.
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Oglala Lakota County had unemployment rate of 12.3% in 2021
The unemployment rate in Oglala Lakota County hit 12.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021.
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How many people were old enough to vote in Oglala Lakota County during 2021?
Of the 13,835 citizens living in Oglala Lakota County in 2021, 62.9% were old enough to vote, equating to 8,705 individuals, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26.
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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Oglala Lakota County in 2021
Farms throughout cities in Oglala Lakota County received $1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Oglala Lakota County farmers in 2021 reached $4,741,440
Farms in Oglala Lakota County received $4,741,440 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Median age of Oglala Lakota County residents is 27
Oglala Lakota County residents have a median age of 27-years-old as of 2021, according to US Census Data.
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Census Bureau: 0.7% of people in Oglala Lakota County identified as multiracial in 2021
Of the 13,835 citizens living in Oglala Lakota County in 2021, 99.3% said they were only one race, while 0.7% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.
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2019 Migration: How many people moved to Oglala Lakota County?
149 people moved to Oglala Lakota County during 2019, a decrease from the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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2019 Migration: How many people moved to Oglala Lakota County from the same state?
98 people from across the state moved to Oglala Lakota County during 2019, a decrease from the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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How many people moved to Oglala Lakota County in 2019 from across the U.S.?
51 people from across the country moved to Oglala Lakota County during 2019, a decrease from the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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EDA awards over $5 million in grants for economic development projects in Oglala Lakota County in 2022
In 2022, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $5,153,000 in grants for economic development projects in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota.
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Median age of Oglala Lakota County residents reached 27 by 2020
Oglala Lakota County residents have a median age of 27-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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Going Somewhere: Oglala Lakota County sees 0.6% fall in population from 2020 to 2021
Oglala Lakota County had the 15th largest population in South Dakota in 2021.
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69.2% of households in Porcupine received food stamps in 2020
Porcupine ranked 10th in South Dakota for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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11.8 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Porcupine
11.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Porcupine in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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ZIP Code 57772: four PPP loans provided to small businesses in 2020
There were four PPP loans provided to small businesses in 2020 in ZIP Code 57772, according to the US Small Business Administration.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Porcupine in 2020
Of the 1,381 people living in Porcupine in 2020, 46.2 percent (638) were women and 53.8 percent (743) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Western South Dakota News.
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Census Bureau: 10.1% of people in Porcupine identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 1,470 citizens living in Porcupine in 2019, 89.9 percent said they were only one race, while 10.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 54.2 percent of people in Porcupine were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 1,470 citizens living in Porcupine in 2019, 797 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.