Lawrence County, SD Demographic Data
Lawrence County, SD Summary
Lawrence County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 24,292
- Area: 800.31 sq. miles
- Land Area: 800.04 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.28 sq. miles
- Population Density: 30.35 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,577.76 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lawrence County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,506
50%
50.8
Male
12,353
50%
49.2
Total Population
24,859
323,128,000
Lawrence County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,168
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,427
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,203
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,850
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,292
9.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,929
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,516
10.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,025
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,071
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,924
7.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,469
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,309
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
676
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
20,218
81.3%
77.2
Female
10,265
50.8%
51.3
Male
9,953
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,706
75.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,702
22.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,454
17.9%
15.2
Female
2,397
53.8%
55.8
Male
2,057
46.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Lawrence County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,514
98.6%
96.8
White
23,165
93.2%
72.6
Black or African American
259
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
694
2.8%
0.8
Asian
255
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
35
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
37
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
54
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
8
0.0%
0.2
Korean
68
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
17
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
36
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
11
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
11
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
130
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
345
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
776
3.1%
17.8
Mexican
745
3.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
19
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
12
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,083
96.9%
82.2
Lawrence County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
366
2.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
651
3.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,272
31.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,920
23.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,363
8.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,571
21.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,776
10.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,017
6.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,902
94.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,347
31.6%
31.2
Lawrence County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,295
29.9%
33.7%
Now Married
11,098
52.7%
47.5
Divorced
2,154
10.2%
11.0%
Separated
185
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,329
6.3
5.8%
Lawrence County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,761
96.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
930
3.9%
21.6%
Spanish
332
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
241
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
183
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
174
0.7%
1.1%
Lawrence County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
587
5.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
504
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,453
13.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,351
12.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,700
15.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,005
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,477
13.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,146
10.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
284
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
243
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
48,220
57,617
Per capita income
27,002
31,128
Lawrence County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,068
8.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,307
17.7%
9.8
Construction
1,222
9.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,158
24.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
554
4.2%
6.6
Information
207
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
579
4.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
634
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
917
7.0%
11.4
Public administration
533
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
1,156
8.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
458
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
257
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,743
13.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,995
30.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,254
9.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,037
23.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,021
23.1%
18.1%
Lawrence County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,581
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,034
71.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,692
13.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
37
0.3%
5.1
Walked
1,082
8.6%
2.7
Other means
143
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
593
4.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.9
26.6
Lawrence County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
864
8.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,926
27.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,912
36.4%
37.1
3 or more
3,048
28.4%
21.0
Lawrence County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,750
80.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,012
65.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,738
34.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,605
19.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Lawrence County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,355
1 room
344
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
697
5.2%
2.7
3 rooms
1,530
11.5%
9.1
4 rooms
2,188
16.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,154
16.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,896
14.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,405
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
1,082
8.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,059
15.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lawrence County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,355
1-unit, detached
8,656
64.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
502
3.8%
5.9
2-units
250
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
491
3.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
491
3.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
590
4.4%
4.4
20 or more units
790
5.9%
9.0
Mobile home
1,568
11.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
17
0.1%
0.1
Lawrence County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,615
19.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
370
2.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
613
4.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
904
6.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,919
14.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,952
14.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,763
13.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,768
20.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
360
2.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
91
0.7%
1.4%
Lawrence County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,449
50.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,049
9.8%
4.7
Electricity
3,829
35.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
2
0.0%
0.1
Wood
279
2.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
91
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
34
0.3%
1.1
Lawrence County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,782
47295100.0
Less than $500
76
2.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
150
4.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
210
5.6%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
298
7.9%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
770
20.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
937
24.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,341
35.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,366
36.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
597
15.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
501
13.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
323
8.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
995
26.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lawrence County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,409
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
13
0.4%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
24
0.7%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
84
2.5%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
130
3.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
438
12.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,060
31.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,660
48.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
329
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
636
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
469
13.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
539
15.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
628
18.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
490
14.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
380
11.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
890
26.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
342
0.0%
0.0%
Lawrence County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,012
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
775
11.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
979
14.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
860
12.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,078
15.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,706
24.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,123
16.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
449
6.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
42
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
190,000
205,000
