Lawrence County, South Dakota

Lawrence County has a population of 27,233 and has grown 14.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $346,500, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $73,384.

Home price
$346,500
Income
$73,384
Population
27,233
Unemployment
1.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$346,500county
Median gross rent$938county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198042.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,428county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,046county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$797county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,455county
Home insurance / yr$3,760(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91.9(statewide)
Median household income$73,384county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate11.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.5%county
Unemployment rate1.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government15.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.8%county
Economic output per resident$67,852county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.79%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.11%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time19.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport418183county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station255 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths69.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher32.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.4%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment3183county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible21.6%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians96county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter5.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.9%county
Frequent mental distress13.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population27,233county
Land area in square miles800county
People per square mile of land34.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store28.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+14.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age44.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.0%county
Share of households that are one person34.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents159county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents27county
Households that moved in1,427county
Households that moved away986county
Average income of arriving households$93,281county
Average income of departing households$64,524county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year232county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings16.4%county
Violent crime rate362(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature44°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.0 incounty
Annual snowfall57.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.22 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing186 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days136 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 15county
Average first fall frostSep 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.6¢county
Household electricity use938 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas53.2%county
Homes heated by propane10.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.9%county
Households with broadband89.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk57.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.4county
Landslide risk63.9county
Hail risk84.3county
Earthquake risk38.1county
Tornado risk37.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk16.9county
Winter weather risk89.4county
Strong wind risk62.8county
Wildfire risk93.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lawrence County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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