Lake County, South Dakota

Interactive maps and statistics for Lake County, South Dakota: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside South Dakota and the United States.

Lake County, South Dakota is among the highest in the country for life expectancy (90th of 3,062 counties), and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lake County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,972	907,428	334,922,499	2418th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,808	$75,081	$80,734	735th of 3,221
Median Age	43.8	38.0	38.9	989th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.6%	31.9%	35.7%	484th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$247,600	$257,400	$332,700	913th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$947	$946	$1,413	1190th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.4%	11.9%	12.5%	2786th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	2.9%	5.2%	2571st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	19.5	12.0	n/a	2343rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	4.0%	14.1%	1322nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.8	n/a	n/a	90th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.8%	68.6%	65.2%	1747th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.9	17.8	26.4	3088th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.5%	9.7%	15.1%	1080th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.6%	n/a	n/a	1527th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.0%	48.3%	46.9%	1857th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.9%	n/a	n/a	397th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lake County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lake County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.3%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.7	35.4	61.4

Age in Lake County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lake County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	43.8	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.6%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.3%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lake County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lake County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	4,716	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.9%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.3%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.9%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.5%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	30.2%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lake County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lake County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,963	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.1%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.2%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.4%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.3%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Lake County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lake County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	5,797	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.7%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.9%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.6%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.2%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,546	$2,724	n/a

Education in Lake County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lake County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.6%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.4%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.4%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.8%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.8%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lake County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lake County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.4%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.9%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.8%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.5%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.8%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lake County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lake County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.4%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	6.3%	16.7%

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