Lake County, SD

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2024 Population

10,972

US Senator

N/AJohn Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AMike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

N/ADusty Johnson

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.8

0.229% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.36%

10.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$76,808

4.09% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$247,600

7.19% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in N/A reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.5% of the residents in N/A are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lake County, SD are Dakota State University (663 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in N/A was $247,600, and the homeownership rate was 73.8%.

Most people in N/A drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.9 minutes. The average car ownership in N/A was 3 cars per household.

N/A borders Brookings County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, and Moody County, SD.

United States South Dakota

Population & Diversity

N/A is home to a population of 11k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.69% of Lake County, SD residents were born outside of the country (405 people).

In 2024, there were 36.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.75k people) in N/A than any other race or ethnicity. There were 270 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 250 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Lake County, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in N/A was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake County, SD

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.75k ± 67
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
270 ± 96
Other (Hispanic)
250 ± 124

5.26%

Hispanic Population

577 people

5.26% of the people in N/A are hispanic (577 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in N/A as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.69%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

405 people

2.64%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

292 people

As of 2024, 3.69% of Lake County, SD residents (405 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in N/A was 2.64%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
278 ± 82
Gulf War (2001-)
98 ± 57
Gulf War (1990s)
60 ± 38

N/A has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.84 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in N/A.

Economy

Employment

Occupations

5.72k

2024 Value

± 443

−3.87%

1 Year decline

± 11.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in N/A declined at a rate of −3.87%, from 5.95k employees to 5.72k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in N/A, are Management Occupations (684 people), Sales & Related Occupations (677 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (600 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of N/A.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.72k

2024 Value

± 443

−3.87%

1 Year decline

± 11.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in N/A declined at a rate of −3.87%, from 5.95k employees to 5.72k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in N/A, are Educational Services (748 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (730 people), and Retail Trade (658 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of N/A, though some of these residents may live in N/A and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,163

Median earning men ± $2,372

$38,382

Median earning women ± $1,805

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($94,327), Wholesale Trade ($87,019), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($69,444).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,795), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($48,155), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,821).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.37%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Dakota.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in N/A was $247,600 in 2024, which is 0.744 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $231,000 to $247,600, a 7.19% increase. The homeownership rate in N/A is 73.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in N/A have an average commute time of 14.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in N/A is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$247,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,400

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

Rent vs Own

73.8%

Homeownership

2024

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.8% of the housing units in N/A were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

Equity

Household Income

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

$76,808

Median Household Income

± $7,301

4.72k

Number of Households

± 415

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.72k households in N/A grew to $76,808 from the previous year's value of $73,792.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.9%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Carpooled (5.86%)

In 2024, 77.9% of workers in N/A drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (5.86%).

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

14.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in N/A is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.

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.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.97%

Uninsured

48.5%

Employer Coverage

9.45%

Medicaid

17.5%

Medicare

19.1%

Non-Group

1.43%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in N/A grew by 9.63% from 3.62% to 3.97%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in N/A changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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