Lincoln County, SD Demographic Data
Lincoln County, SD Summary
Lincoln County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 46,722
- Area: 577.75 sq. miles
- Land Area: 577.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.47 sq. miles
- Population Density: 80.86 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,328.74 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lincoln County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
25,932
51%
50.8
Male
25,464
50%
49.2
Total Population
51,396
323,128,000
Lincoln County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
4,120
8.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,540
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,231
8.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,972
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,596
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
8,050
15.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,695
15.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,311
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,181
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,404
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,109
6.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,434
2.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
753
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
36,453
70.9%
77.2
Female
18,686
51.3%
51.3
Male
17,767
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
34,916
67.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,571
12.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,296
10.3%
15.2
Female
2,867
54.1%
55.8
Male
2,429
45.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Lincoln County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
50,413
98.1%
96.8
White
48,805
95.0%
72.6
Black or African American
445
0.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
271
0.5%
0.8
Asian
541
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
47
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
131
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
21
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
40
0.1%
0.2
Korean
11
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
168
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
123
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
15
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
15
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
336
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
983
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
910
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
517
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
73
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
311
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
50,486
98.2%
82.2
Lincoln County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
846
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
756
2.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,008
21.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,448
19.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,298
13.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
9,482
28.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,099
12.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,602
4.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
31,335
95.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
13,581
41.2%
31.2
Lincoln County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,644
25.0%
33.7%
Now Married
23,678
61.5%
47.5
Divorced
3,250
8.4%
11.0%
Separated
371
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,562
4.1
5.8%
Lincoln County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
45,285
95.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,991
4.2%
21.6%
Spanish
792
1.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
690
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
371
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
138
0.3%
1.1%
Lincoln County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
433
2.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
323
1.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
717
3.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,557
8.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,180
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,471
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,459
19.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,169
17.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,516
8.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,405
7.7%
6.4
Median household income
77,455
57,617
Per capita income
36,896
31,128
Lincoln County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
693
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,359
4.8%
9.8
Construction
2,378
8.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
7,985
27.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,708
13.0%
6.6
Information
548
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,346
8.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,292
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,203
7.7%
11.4
Public administration
833
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
3,161
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,137
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
961
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,300
8.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
12,543
43.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,877
10.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
7,578
26.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,306
11.6%
18.1%
Lincoln County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
28,369
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
25,092
88.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,783
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14
0.0%
5.1
Walked
232
0.8%
2.7
Other means
228
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
1,020
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.4
26.6
Lincoln County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
366
2.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,918
21.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
8,300
45.5%
37.1
3 or more
5,646
31.0%
21.0
Lincoln County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
18,230
95.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
14,287
78.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,943
21.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
854
4.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Lincoln County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
19,084
1 room
72
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
432
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
1,185
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
2,078
10.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,548
13.4%
19.8
6 rooms
2,867
15.0%
17.8
7 rooms
2,504
13.1%
12.0
8 rooms
3,152
16.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,246
22.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Lincoln County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
19,084
1-unit, detached
13,735
72.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,544
8.1%
5.9
2-units
96
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
571
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
545
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
684
3.6%
4.4
20 or more units
1,469
7.7%
9.0
Mobile home
440
2.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lincoln County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,944
10.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
409
2.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
414
2.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
510
2.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,484
7.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
983
5.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,197
16.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
8,083
42.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,725
9.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
335
1.8%
1.4%
Lincoln County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
11,756
64.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,557
8.5%
4.7
Electricity
4,288
23.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
169
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
8
0.0%
0.1
Wood
149
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
235
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
68
0.4%
1.1
Lincoln County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
10,410
47295100.0
Less than $500
130
1.2%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
615
5.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
685
6.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,324
12.7%
11.8%
$500 to $999
1,402
13.5%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,307
22.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,947
37.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,359
51.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,010
19.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,309
12.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
447
4.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,240
12.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
45
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,741
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
23
0.6%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
42
1.1%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
91
2.4%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
92
2.5%
1.9%
Less than $500
266
7.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
830
22.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,397
64.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
202
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
868
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
863
23.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
642
17.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
491
13.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
429
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
454
12.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
779
21.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
285
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
14,287
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
570
4.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,081
7.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,059
14.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,508
24.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,806
26.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,242
15.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
831
5.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
190
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
198,500
205,000
