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Spearfish School District 40-2, SD

18,116 Population
283 square miles 64 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lawrence County: 44.8 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$47,039 ±$5,162 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Lawrence County: $44,386 ±$3,489
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$73,979 ±$6,618 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Lawrence County: $73,384 ±$4,448
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.1% ±3.7% (2,451  ±638) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Lawrence County: 11.6% † 3,052 (±2.6% / ±685)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17 minutes ±2 (157,515  ±20,645) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lawrence County: 19.1 257,290 (±1.5 / ±22,590)
  • a little less than the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,030 ±343 Number of households
  • Lawrence County: 12,054 ±374
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (17,339  ±372) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Lawrence County: 2.2 26,304 (±0.1 / ±38)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±2.2% (150  ±96) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Lawrence County: 3.4% † 198 (±2% / ±116)
  • about half the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,951 ±324 Number of housing units
  • Lawrence County: 14,840 ±40
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$370,400 ±$19,630 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lawrence County: $346,500 ±$16,964
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.1% ±3.4% (2,881  ±616.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Lawrence County: 13.2% † 3,564 (±2.3% / ±631.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±6.3% (12,047  ±862.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lawrence County: 95.4% 18,927 (±5.1% / ±1,013.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
37.9% ±3.8% (4,769  ±499.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Lawrence County: 32.9% 6,533 (±3.1% / ±609.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.6% ±1% (464  ±178) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Lawrence County: 2% 555
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.1% ±2.2% (1,361  ±335) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lawrence County: 10.4% † 2,366 (±1.6% / ±374)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,361 Total veterans ±335 1,024 Male ±257 337 Female ±160

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