2022 population: 6,352 ( 449 from 2010 , 193 from 2020)
Land area: 507.0 square miles
Population density: 12.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,807	91.42%	2.3%
Black:	28	0.44%	180.0%
Indian:	36	0.57%	89.5%
Asian:	18	0.28%	38.5%
2+ races:	79	1.24%	139.4%
Hispanic:	384	6.05%	157.7%

Total non-White:	545	8.58%	143.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	314	25.5
Deaths:	185	15.0
Net Migration:	45	3.7
Net Immigration:	19	1.5

Change in White population:	128	2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	321	5.4

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
5,903
5,679	96.21%
10	0.17%
19	0.32%
13	0.22%
33	0.56%
149	2.52%
224	3.79%

2000
5,540
5,428	97.98%
7	0.13%
32	0.58%
9	0.16%
29	0.52%
35	0.63%
112	2.02%

1990
4,974
4,907	98.65%
10	0.20%
2	0.04%
22	0.44%
n/a
33	0.66%
67	1.35%

1980
5,261
5,239	99.58%
4	0.08%
8	0.15%
2	0.04%
n/a
8	0.15%
22	0.42%

1970
5,172
5,144	99.46%
0	0.00%
5	0.10%
9	0.17%
n/a
14	0.27%
28	0.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
892	16.1
645	11.6
-11	-0.2
8	0.1

251	4.5
112	2.0

Number	Rate
1990's
759	15.3
740	14.9
460	9.2
2	0.0

521	10.5
45	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
827	15.7
775	14.7
-339	-6.4
n/a

-332	-6.3
45	0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-365	-7.1
n/a

95	1.8
-6	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Hamlin County, 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
33.1
2,026	31.9%
4,326	68.1%
885	13.9%

2,151
2.79

1,580	73.5%
1,335	84.5%
95	6.0%
571	26.5%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
1,805	30.6%
4,098	69.4%
1,020	17.3%

2,108
2.68

1,483	70.4%
1,295	87.3%
71	4.8%
625	29.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
1,643	29.7%
3,897	70.3%
1,062	19.2%

2,032
2.64

1,449	71.3%
1,307	90.2%
60	4.1%
583	28.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.0
1,408	28.3%
3,566	71.7%
1,126	22.6%

1,878
2.56

1,349	71.8%
1,227	91.0%
60	4.4%
529	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
37.3
1,548	29.4%
3,713	70.6%
1,115	21.2%

1,895
2.68

1,445	76.3%
1,292	89.4%
47	3.3%
450	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Hamlin County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	34	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	43	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	34	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	85	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	59	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	121	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	65	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	107	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	66	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	127	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	297	13.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	406	18.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	349	16.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	146	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	117	5.4%
$200,000 or more	95	4.4%

Median Household Income	76,995
Per Capita Income	31,643

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	101
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	1.1%
Public Assistance	16	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	41	1.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,616	78.1%
Unemployed	72	2.2%
In Armed Forces	5	0.1%

Total Labor Force	2,693	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	655	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,093	803	57.6%
Non-Profit	36	140	20.5%
Self-Employed	355	141	71.6%

Local Government	102	174	37.0%
State Government	18	49	26.9%
Federal Government	18	55	24.7%

Total Private + Self	1,448	944	60.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	174	418	29.4%
Total	1,622	1,362	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	490	16.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	499	16.7%
Professional, Technical	548	18.3%
Service Occupations	388	13.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	122	4.1%
All others	1,063	35.6%

White Collar		51.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	484	16.2%
Health care and social assistance	362	12.1%
Retail trade	358	12.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	346	11.6%
Construction	329	11.0%
Educational services	288	9.6%
Other services	172	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	133	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	106	3.5%
Public administration	94	3.1%
Finance and insurance	68	2.3%
Wholesale trade	64	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	49	1.6%
Utilities	45	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	32	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21	0.7%
Information	18	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.2%
Management	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	126	2.03%
Puerto Rican	7	0.11%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	190	3.07%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	33	0.53%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	124	2.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	33	0.53%
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	8	0.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	7	0.11%
Indian	4	0.06%
Filipino	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,274	94.8%
Spanish	241	4.3%
German, other Germanic	30	0.5%
Other Indo-European	12	0.2%
Other	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,880	30.3%
Norwegian	1,018	16.4%
Finnish	765	12.3%
Dutch	422	6.8%
English	339	5.5%
Irish	336	5.4%
American	255	4.1%
Swedish	229	3.7%
Polish	168	2.7%
French	127	2.0%
Danish	123	2.0%
European	60	1.0%
Czech	55	0.9%
Scandinavian	49	0.8%
Scottish	45	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,995	96.8%
Not a citizen	201	3.2%

Native	5,973	96.4%
Foreign-born	223	3.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
191	5.3%	85	2.3%	1,438	39.7%	1,113	30.8%	573	15.8%	219	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	191	5.3%
9-12 Years	85	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,438	39.7%
Some College	1,113	30.8%
Bach. Degree	573	15.8%
Grad Degree	219	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,185	2,102	83	3.8%	3.6%
1991	2,185	2,101	84	3.8%	3.5%
1992	2,287	2,188	99	4.3%	3.4%
1993	2,321	2,222	99	4.3%	3.5%
1994	2,400	2,315	85	3.5%	3.3%
1995	2,491	2,410	81	3.3%	3.2%
1996	2,543	2,453	90	3.5%	3.3%
1997	2,579	2,489	90	3.5%	2.9%
1998	2,571	2,501	70	2.7%	2.9%
1999	2,578	2,498	80	3.1%	2.7%

2000	2,786	2,714	72	2.6%	2.5%
2001	2,811	2,715	96	3.4%	3.0%
2002	2,787	2,690	97	3.5%	3.2%
2003	2,808	2,700	108	3.8%	3.5%
2004	2,856	2,748	108	3.8%	3.6%
2005	2,922	2,812	110	3.8%	3.6%
2006	2,918	2,829	89	3.1%	3.0%
2007	2,960	2,877	83	2.8%	2.8%
2008	2,954	2,855	99	3.4%	3.1%
2009	2,937	2,790	147	5.0%	4.6%

2010	3,149	2,994	155	4.9%	4.9%
2011	3,129	2,994	135	4.3%	4.6%
2012	3,159	3,041	118	3.7%	4.1%
2013	3,137	3,031	106	3.4%	3.7%
2014	3,149	3,044	105	3.3%	3.3%
2015	3,152	3,049	103	3.3%	3.0%
2016	3,190	3,082	108	3.4%	3.0%
2017	3,155	3,047	108	3.4%	3.1%
2018	3,244	3,147	97	3.0%	2.9%
2019	3,312	3,213	99	3.0%	3.0%

2020	3,355	3,239	116	3.5%	4.6%
2021	3,478	3,400	78	2.2%	2.6%
2022	3,586	3,516	70	2.0%	2.1%
2023	3,687	3,622	65	1.8%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,788
Median Value	$181,800

Occupied	2,151	77.2%
Vacant	637	22.8%

Owned	1,736	80.7%
Rented	415	19.3%
Median Rent	$717

Single-Family Units	2,522	90.5%
Detached	2,508	90.0%
Attached	14	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	86	3.1%
Mobile Homes	131	4.7%

Hamlin County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hamlin County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Hamlin County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hamlin County, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hamlin County, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hamlin County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Hamlin County, SD