Lawrence County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Lawrence County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,233	907,428	334,922,499	1570th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,384	$75,081	$80,734	950th of 3,221
Median Age	44.8	38.0	38.9	777th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.9%	31.9%	35.7%	579th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$346,500	$257,400	$332,700	438th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$938	$946	$1,413	1240th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.6%	11.9%	12.5%	2067th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.7%	2.9%	5.2%	3018th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	34.0	12.0	n/a	1898th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	4.0%	14.1%	2035th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.8	n/a	n/a	310th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.1%	68.6%	65.2%	2737th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.1	17.8	26.4	2708th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.5%	9.7%	15.1%	2263rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1170th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.7%	48.3%	46.9%	2269th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.8%	n/a	n/a	708th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lawrence County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.9%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.8	35.4	61.4

Age in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lawrence County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	44.8	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	16.3%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.0%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lawrence County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	12,054	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.7%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.6%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.0%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.7%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	32.2%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lawrence County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,386	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.1%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.6%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.6%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.4%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lawrence County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	14,840	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.6%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.8%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.9%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.9%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,744	$2,724	n/a

Education in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lawrence County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	4.6%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.3%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.2%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.9%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lawrence County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.7%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.3%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.3%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	53.6%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.1%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lawrence County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.7%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.3%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	6.3%	16.7%

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