Parmelee, SD

Census Place

2024 Population

584

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

17.2

4.44% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

84.9%

Population & Diversity

Parmelee, SD is home to a population of 584 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 47.7 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (572 people) in Parmelee, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 0 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Parmelee, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Parmelee, SD was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Parmelee, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Parmelee, SD

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
572 ± 263
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
12 ± 21
White (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 10

2.05%

Hispanic Population

12 people

2.05% of the people in Parmelee, SD are hispanic (12 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Parmelee, SD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Dakota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,429 ± 1,435 people
Guatemala
2,883 ± 1,316 people
Ethiopia
2,826 ± 1,303 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,429 South Dakota residents, followed by Guatemala with 2,883 and Ethiopia with 2,826.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

19 ± 34

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Parmelee, SD.

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.

Parmelee, 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 Parmelee, 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 Parmelee, SD

Dusty Johnson

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Parmelee, 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 Parmelee, SD have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

People in Parmelee, SD have an average commute time of 14.3 minutes, and they carpooled to work. Car ownership in Parmelee, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

Median Property Taxes

±$35

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 Parmelee, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Parmelee, 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.

$30,859

Median Household Income

± $26,947

133

Number of Households

± 97

In 2023, the median household income of the 133 households in Parmelee, SD grew to $30,859 from the previous year's value of $26,250.

The following chart displays the households in Parmelee, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Parmelee, 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

Carpooled (62%)
Walked (38%)

In 2024, 62% of workers in Parmelee, SD carpooled to work, followed by those who walked to work (38%) and those who drove alone to work (0%).

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

14.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Parmelee, SD have a shorter commute time (14.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Parmelee, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Parmelee, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Parmelee, SD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

84.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Parmelee, SD (496 out of 584 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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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