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Lyman County, SD

3,717 Population
1,642.3 square miles 2.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Dakota: 37.7 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,144 ±$3,006 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Dakota: $38,880 ±$398
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$61,169 ±$4,374 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $72,421 ±$805
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

24.6% ±4.2% (904  ±157) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in South Dakota: 12% 104,511 (±0.4% / ±3,107)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

14.6 minutes ±1.9 (18,760  ±3,044) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 17.6 7,240,810 (±0.2 / ±98,307)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

1,185 ±71 Number of households
  • South Dakota: 358,552 ±1,643
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
3.1 ±0.2 (3,639  ±67) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 867,014
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

13.5% ±6.2% (96  ±44) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,608 (±0.4% / ±775)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

1,561 ±40 Number of housing units
  • South Dakota: 402,364 ±200
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$156,500 ±$12,635 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Dakota: $236,800 ±$1,986
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

7% ±2.9% (254  ±106.6) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in South Dakota: 13.5% 119,641 (±0.4% / ±3,647.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

91% ±6.9% (2,115  ±168) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 93% 554,494 (±0.8% / ±4,864.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
25.3% ±4.2% (587  ±97.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 31.1% 185,411 (±0.5% / ±2,814.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

0.9% (32  ±24) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in South Dakota: 3.9% 35,218
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.8% ±1.7% (154  ±44) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Dakota: 8.1% 54,527 (±0.2% / ±1,452)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
154 Total veterans ±44 135 Male ±43 19 Female ±16

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