Canova, SD

Census Place

2024 Population

159

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

49.2

30.5% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.4%

Economy

The economy of Canova, SD employs 58 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Canova, SD were Manufacturing (21 people), Educational Services (9 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,583), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($49,583), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,472).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 67

3.57%

1 Year growth

± 162%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Canova, SD grew at a rate of 3.57%, from 56 employees to 58 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Canova, SD, are Production Occupations (15 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (11 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Canova, SD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 67

3.57%

1 Year growth

± 162%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Canova, SD grew at a rate of 3.57%, from 56 employees to 58 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Canova, SD, are Manufacturing (21 people), Educational Services (9 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Canova, SD, though some of these residents may live in Canova, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,375

Median earning men ± $10,000

$34,375

Median earning women ± $17,301

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,583) and Manufacturing ($46,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,000) and Manufacturing ($29,135).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing the state of South Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Canova, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Canova, SD. Showing the available data for South Dakota.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.2%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.68%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in South Dakota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from South Dakota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

John Thune

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2005

Mike Rounds

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing South Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Canova, SD

Dusty Johnson

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Canova, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Canova, SD have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Canova, SD was $35,000 in 2023, which is 0.105 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $30,600 to $35,000, a 14.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Canova, SD is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Canova, SD have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Canova, SD is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$35,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,646

$41

Median Property Taxes

±$37

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Canova, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Canova, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,125

Median Household Income

± $12,358

Number of Households

± 35

In 2024, the median household income of the 41 households in Canova, SD grew to $63,125 from the previous year's value of $58,000.

The following chart displays the households in Canova, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Canova, SD is from South Dakota.

0.44

2024 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2024, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.44 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.642% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (51.7%)
Carpooled (25.9%)
Worked At Home (19%)

In 2024, 51.7% of workers in Canova, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (25.9%) and those who worked at home (19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Canova, SD have a longer commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.38% of the workforce in Canova, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Canova, SD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Canova, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Canova, SD have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Canova, SD (30 out of 140 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Canova, SD is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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