Lincoln County, South Dakota

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

Lincoln County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the highest in the country for life expectancy (26th of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	70,638	907,428	334,922,499	784th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$99,166	$75,081	$80,734	178th of 3,221
Median Age	35.9	38.0	38.9	2891st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	44.4%	31.9%	35.7%	179th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$348,300	$257,400	$332,700	428th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,260	$946	$1,413	466th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.6%	11.9%	12.5%	3141st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.7%	2.9%	5.2%	3019th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	122.4	12.0	n/a	850th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.9%	4.0%	14.1%	1000th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	84.1	n/a	n/a	26th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.2%	68.6%	65.2%	2139th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.3	17.8	26.4	2680th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.3%	9.7%	15.1%	750th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2192nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.6%	48.3%	46.9%	328th of 3,222
Broadband Access	95.6%	n/a	n/a	16th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lincoln County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lincoln County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.5	35.4	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lincoln County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	35.9	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	26.5%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.9%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.7%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lincoln County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	27,879	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.2%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	38.1%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.6%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.1%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	27.6%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lincoln County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,585	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.3%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.9%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.3%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.6%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.3%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.3%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lincoln County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	28,710	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.0%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.3%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	2.9%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,005.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.8%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.9%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,990	$2,724	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lincoln County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	3.5%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.8%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.3%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	29.9%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.5%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lincoln County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	75.6%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.1%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.8%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.2%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.1%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lincoln County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.8%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.2%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	6.3%	16.7%

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