Clear Lake city, SD

Deuel County, SD

2022 population: 1,310 ( 37 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population density: 432.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,280	97.71%	3.4%
Black:	1	0.08%	75.0%
Indian:	6	0.46%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	23	1.76%	53.3%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	30	2.29%	14.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	42	4.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-0.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,273
1,238	97.25%
4	0.31%
0	0.00%
1	0.08%
15	1.18%
13	1.02%
35	2.75%

2000
1,352
1,331	98.45%
0	0.00%
10	0.74%
0	0.00%
11	0.81%
0	0.00%
21	1.55%

1990
1,247
1,232	98.80%
0	0.00%
6	0.48%
7	0.56%
n/a
2	0.16%
15	1.20%

1980
1,310
1,308	99.85%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.15%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-93	-6.9
14	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

99	7.9
6	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-76	-5.8
13	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Clear Lake city, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.9
272	20.8%
1,038	79.2%
392	29.9%

560
2.24

348	62.1%
263	75.6%
17	4.9%
212	37.9%

2010
Number	Percent
44.3
276	21.7%
997	78.3%
304	23.9%

552
2.22

338	61.2%
273	80.8%
30	8.9%
214	38.8%

2000
Number	Percent
41.4
323	23.9%
1,029	76.1%
355	26.3%

562
2.28

354	63.0%
312	88.1%
21	5.9%
208	37.0%

1990
Number	Percent
47.4
260	20.9%
987	79.1%
398	31.9%

532
2.22

347	65.2%
306	88.2%
27	7.8%
185	34.8%

1980
Number	Percent
47.9
287	21.9%
1,023	78.1%
390	29.8%

529
2.32

353	66.7%
319	90.4%
9	2.5%
176	33.3%

2022 Housing Data for Clear Lake city, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	37	6.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	16	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	26	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	25	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	56	10.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	36	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	120	21.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	68	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	41	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	0.5%
$200,000 or more	21	3.8%

Median Household Income	62,981
Per Capita Income	32,686

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25	4.5%
Public Assistance	20	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	44	7.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	515	76.6%
Unemployed	4	0.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	519	77.2%
Not in Labor Force	153	22.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	258	143	64.3%
Non-Profit	27	69	28.1%
Self-Employed	11	23	32.4%

Local Government	18	18	50.0%
State Government	0	10	0.0%
Federal Government	0	9	0.0%

Total Private + Self	269	166	61.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	45	106	29.8%
Total	314	272	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	9.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	66	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	102	17.4%
Professional, Technical	128	21.8%
Service Occupations	84	14.3%
All others	206	35.2%

White Collar		50.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	178	30.4%
Health care and social assistance	72	12.3%
Educational services	51	8.7%
Wholesale trade	35	6.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	5.3%
Construction	29	4.9%
Finance and insurance	28	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	24	4.1%
Retail trade	24	4.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	24	4.1%
Other services	23	3.9%
Information	15	2.6%
Utilities	14	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	1.7%
Public administration	10	1.7%
Accommodation and food services	8	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,245	99.0%
Spanish	8	0.6%
German, other Germanic	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	610	46.6%
Norwegian	372	28.4%
Irish	111	8.5%
Dutch	60	4.6%
English	59	4.5%
Czech	37	2.8%
Danish	34	2.6%
Russian	24	1.8%
Polish	21	1.6%
Swedish	19	1.5%
American	15	1.1%
Finnish	15	1.1%
Scandinavian	11	0.8%
Welsh	10	0.8%
Belgian	7	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,310	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,310	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
45	4.8%	45	4.8%	286	30.8%	321	34.6%	185	19.9%	46	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	45	4.8%
9-12 Years	45	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	286	30.8%
Some College	321	34.6%
Bach. Degree	185	19.9%
Grad Degree	46	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +89	R +91	R + 11.6%
D -2
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	405	67.2%	Joe Biden (D)	182	30.2%	16	2.7%	603	5	20	0.14%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	316	57.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	184	33.4%	51	9.3%	551	-4	11	0.15%

2020 President, Clear Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

182

30.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

405

67.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.7%

TOTAL

603

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Clear Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

184

33.4%

Donald Trump (R)

316

57.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

551

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clear Lake city, SD

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	61%	Mike Rounds* (R)	422	70.0%	Dan Ahlers (D)	181	30.0%	0	0.0%	603	4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	52%	Billie Sutton (D)	265	51.8%	Kristi Noem (R)	240	46.9%	7 [+]	1.4%	512	-4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 7 (1.4%);
2016	S3	57%	John Thune* (R)	403	72.1%	Jay Williams (D)	156	27.9%	0	0.0%	559	0	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	628
Median Value	$156,800

Occupied	560	89.2%
Vacant	68	10.8%

Owned	405	72.3%
Rented	155	27.7%
Median Rent	$579

Single-Family Units	484	77.1%
Detached	484	77.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	90	14.3%
Mobile Homes	13	2.1%

Clear Lake city, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clear Lake city, SD

2022 Housing Data for Clear Lake city, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clear Lake city, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clear Lake city, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clear Lake city, SD

Historical Presidential Election Results for Clear Lake city, SD

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clear Lake city, SD