Population, Race and Ethnicity

Manderson-White Horse Creek is a Census-designated place in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, with a population of 393. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 0.00% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or African American, 100.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.00% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 0.00% as Hispanic or Latino, and 0.00% as some other race or combination of races.

Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.

Age

The population of Manderson-White Horse Creek is younger than the United States as a whole. The median age is 33.3 years, 4.6 years less than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 5.60% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Family and household composition

Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Manderson-White Horse Creek, 0.00% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 0.00% of households are occupied by single male householders, 84.10% by single female householders, and 15.90% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 17.50% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in South Dakota and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Manderson-White Horse Creek, 100% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 97.8% of the 5 and older population across South Dakota only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.

Marital status

Residents of Manderson-White Horse Creek are less likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 3.6% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across South Dakota as a whole, 51.9% of residents 15 and older are married.

Divorce is more common in Manderson-White Horse Creek than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 12.6% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In South Dakota, 10.5% of the 15 and older population is divorced.

An estimated 80.1% of Manderson-White Horse Creek residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Manderson-White Horse Creek, 3.2% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 9.1% of the civilian population in all of South Dakota.

Educational attainment

In Manderson-White Horse Creek, adults are less likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, and are less likely to have a four-year college education. Among Manderson-White Horse Creek residents 25 and older, 44.90% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 0.00% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across South Dakota, 91.7% of adults have graduated high school, and 28.5 have a bachelor’s degree.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is more common in Manderson-White Horse Creek than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 88.30%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 13.6% of the population lives below the poverty line.

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