Lyman County, South Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Lyman County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,724	907,428	334,922,499	2983rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,143	$75,081	$80,734	1420th of 3,221
Median Age	36.1	38.0	38.9	2869th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.5%	31.9%	35.7%	1298th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$165,800	$257,400	$332,700	1895th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$651	$946	$1,413	2931st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.7%	11.9%	12.5%	290th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	2.9%	5.2%	1928th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.3	12.0	n/a	3036th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	4.0%	14.1%	3016th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.9	n/a	n/a	2869th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.9%	68.6%	65.2%	2306th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.8	17.8	26.4	3028th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	9.7%	15.1%	944th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.3%	n/a	n/a	552nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.5%	48.3%	46.9%	2135th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.6%	n/a	n/a	2242nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lyman County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lyman County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	57.1%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.2%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	39.3%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.9	35.4	61.4

Age in Lyman County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lyman County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	36.1	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	28.0%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.4%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lyman County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lyman County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,188	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.2%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.1%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.8%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.2%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	39.8%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lyman County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lyman County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,079	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.5%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.4%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.2%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.7%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.7%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.4%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Lyman County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lyman County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,553	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.9%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.1%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.5%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.1%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.8%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,506	$2,724	n/a

Education in Lyman County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lyman County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	10.6%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.0%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.9%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.6%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lyman County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lyman County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.3%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.4%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.7%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lyman County, South Dakota

Statistic	Lyman County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	87.9%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	6.3%	16.7%

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