Codington County, SD Population

Overview

28,289

Total Population

39.3

Median age

49.55%

Female population %

101.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

917

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Codington County is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Codington County's population under 18 was 23.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Codington County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Codington County, 19.73% were under the age of 15, 18.48% aged 15 to 29, 44.34% aged 30 to 64, 14.78% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 255 less females than males in Codington County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.55% females and 50.45% males in Codington County, SD.
The Codington County, SD gender ratio is 101.8:100 i.e. 101.8 men to 100 women (1.018).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,065.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,064.

Codington County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Codington County population: 92.87% are White, 0.92% are Black or African American, 2.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.64% are Asian, 0.49% are some other race and 2.96% are multiracial.
Codington County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 917 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 27,372 (96.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Codington County is White with a population of 26,273 (92.87% of the total population).

Codington County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 28,721 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Codington County's population increased by 1,282 (4.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Codington County's population increased by 1,138 (4.18%), 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, Codington County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 25,930.