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Lincoln County, SD


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Sioux Falls, SD
Designated Market Area: Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD-IA-MN-NE
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 70,987   ( 26,159 from 2010 , 5,822 from 2020)
Land area: 577.3 square miles
Population density: 123.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:64,299 90.58% 50.6%
Black:1,5722.21% 399.0%
Indian:4270.60% 96.8%
Asian:1,2671.78% 170.1%
2+ races:1,2511.76% 126.2%
Hispanic:2,1713.06% 292.6%
Total non-White:6,6889.42% 214.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,755 13.5
Deaths:7605.8
Net Migration: 4,65335.7
Net Immigration: 1751.3
Change in White population:21,599 48.2
Change in Non-White pop.:4,560 10.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
44,828
42,70095.25%
3150.70%
2170.48%
4691.05%
5531.23%
5531.23%
2,1284.75%

2000
24,131
23,47097.26%
780.32%
1170.48%
1150.48%
1740.72%
1690.70%
6612.74%

1990
15,427
15,28199.05%
370.24%
380.25%
140.09%
n/a
570.37%
1460.95%

1980
13,942
13,86399.43%
00.00%
330.24%
250.18%
n/a
200.14%
790.57%

1970
11,761
11,72599.69%
30.03%
270.23%
50.04%
n/a
00.00%
36 0.31%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
5,690 23.6
1,7717.3
12,55352.0
1140.5
19,230 79.7
1,467 6.1
1990's
NumberRate
2,515 16.3
1,4479.4
6,40341.5
470.3
8,189 53.1
515 3.3
1980's
NumberRate
2,316 16.6
1,345 9.6
522 3.7
n/a
1,418 10.2
67 0.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,502 12.8
n/a
2,138 18.2
43 0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln 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
NumberPercent
35.9
17,855 25.2%
53,132 74.8%
9,022 12.7%
25,697
2.54
18,356 71.4%
15,359 83.7%
1,686 9.2%
7,341 28.6%

2010
NumberPercent
32.8
13,299 29.7%
31,529 70.3%
4,032 9.0%
16,649
2.68
12,287 73.8%
10,534 85.7%
868 7.1%
4,362 26.2%

2000
NumberPercent
33.9
7,159 29.7%
16,972 70.3%
2,487 10.3%
8,817
2.71
6,726 76.3%
5,941 88.3%
369 5.5%
2,091 23.7%

1990
NumberPercent
33.0
4,759 30.8%
10,668 69.2%
2,219 14.4%
5,510
2.75
4,304 78.1%
3,871 89.9%
191 4.4%
1,206 21.9%

1980
NumberPercent
30.8
4,337 31.1%
9,605 68.9%
2,120 15.2%
4,823
2.83
3,846 79.7%
3,574 92.9%
120 3.1%
977 20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln County, SD

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units26,398 
Median Value$292,200 
Occupied25,69797.3%
Vacant7012.7%
Owned18,68972.7%
Rented7,00827.3%
Median Rent$1,206 
Single-Family Units20,01075.8%
    Detached17,08764.7%
    Attached2,92311.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units4,42016.7%
Mobile Homes4781.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lincoln County, SD

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005432.1%
$10,000 to $14,9993711.4%
$15,000 to $19,9994591.8%
$20,000 to $24,9994431.7%
$25,000 to $29,9996742.6%
$30,000 to $34,9996612.6%
$35,000 to $39,9991,0504.1%
$40,000 to $44,9996462.5%
$45,000 to $49,9998733.4%
$50,000 to $59,9991,6056.2%
$60,000 to $74,9992,2108.6%
$75,000 to $99,9994,70218.3%
$100,000 to $124,9993,12112.1%
$125,000 to $149,9992,3479.1%
$150,000 to $199,9993,34213.0%
$200,000 or more2,65010.3%
Median Household Income92,317 
Per Capita Income46,868 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state111 
Compared to U.S.90 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4011.6%
Public Assistance2220.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps8643.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed34,15885.8%
Unemployed4771.2%
In Armed Forces970.2%
Total Labor Force34,73287.3%
Not in Labor Force5,07312.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 13.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector13,08611,22153.8%
Non-Profit1,4963,97027.4%
Self-Employed2,5831,24967.4%
Local Government7771,16240.1%
State Government49533559.6%
Federal Government41733355.6%
Total Private + Self15,66912,47055.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.3,1855,80035.4%
Total18,85418,27050.8%
Pct. Govt.9.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts6,89018.6%
Sales and Office Occupations7,99921.5%
Professional, Technical10,40928.0%
Service Occupations5,26714.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1780.5%
All others6,56617.7%
White Collar 68.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance7,74020.8%
Retail trade4,88013.1%
Finance and insurance3,5549.6%
Manufacturing2,9888.0%
Educational services2,6077.0%
Professional, scientific, technical2,3626.4%
Accommodation and food services1,8415.0%
Construction1,8214.9%
Other services1,5854.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,3383.6%
Wholesale trade1,3373.6%
Transportation and warehousing1,2033.2%
Public administration1,0542.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7762.1%
Information5861.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing5331.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5111.4%
Management1840.5%
Utilities1760.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction550.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,0871.65%
Puerto Rican550.08%
Cuban800.12%
Dominican630.10%
Total Central American1630.25%
Costa Rican60.01%
Guatemalan700.11%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran870.13%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American730.11%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean730.11%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2360.36%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian6751.03%
Japanese1650.25%
Filipino1030.16%
Korean480.07%
Vietnamese400.06%
Chinese280.04%
Malaysian70.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English57,81994.1%
Spanish1,0531.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,0141.6%
German, other Germanic3920.6%
Other Indo-European3710.6%
Other3190.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun2160.4%
Other Asian1570.3%
Korean500.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German22,19233.7%
Norwegian8,57613.0%
Irish6,1929.4%
English4,7167.2%
Dutch4,5947.0%
American3,6135.5%
Swedish2,4223.7%
Danish1,2061.8%
Italian9861.5%
Polish9731.5%
French9581.5%
Scandinavian9451.4%
European8441.3%
Ukrainian8071.2%
Russian5900.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen64,12097.4%
Not a citizen1,6812.6%
Native62,61295.2%
Foreign-born3,1894.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lincoln County, SD

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
532 1.2%1,179 2.7%10,236 23.9%13,021 30.3%12,192 28.4%5,743 13.4%
  Average years of education: 14.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 532 1.2%
9-12 Years 1,179 2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 10,236 23.9%
Some College 13,021 30.3%
Bach. Degree 12,192 28.4%
Grad Degree 5,743 13.4%
Average years of education: 14.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lincoln County, SD

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 8,433 8,233 200 2.4% 3.6%
1991 8,564 8,382 182 2.1% 3.5%
1992 8,452 8,253 199 2.4% 3.4%
1993 9,160 8,970 190 2.1% 3.5%
1994 9,479 9,291 188 2.0% 3.3%
1995 9,940 9,770 170 1.7% 3.2%
1996 10,391 10,195 196 1.9% 3.3%
1997 11,277 11,110 167 1.5% 2.9%
1998 12,193 12,029 164 1.3% 2.9%
1999 12,951 12,763 188 1.5% 2.7%
2000 14,499 14,248 251 1.7% 2.5%
2001 15,413 15,089 324 2.1% 3.0%
2002 16,288 15,919 369 2.3% 3.2%
2003 17,047 16,622 425 2.5% 3.5%
2004 18,296 17,795 501 2.7% 3.6%
2005 19,258 18,727 531 2.8% 3.6%
2006 20,243 19,767 476 2.4% 3.0%
2007 20,903 20,429 474 2.3% 2.8%
2008 21,752 21,208 544 2.5% 3.1%
2009 22,067 21,182 885 4.0% 4.6%
2010 26,457 25,435 1,022 3.9% 4.9%
2011 27,242 26,291 951 3.5% 4.6%
2012 28,118 27,258 860 3.1% 4.1%
2013 28,795 28,029 766 2.7% 3.7%
2014 29,780 29,077 703 2.4% 3.3%
2015 30,651 29,974 677 2.2% 3.0%
2016 31,596 30,908 688 2.2% 3.0%
2017 33,013 32,246 767 2.3% 3.1%
2018 33,856 33,107 749 2.2% 2.9%
2019 35,633 34,806 827 2.3% 3.0%
2020 35,711 34,417 1,294 3.6% 4.6%
2021 36,938 36,163 775 2.1% 2.6%
2022 37,557 36,938 619 1.6% 2.1%
2023 38,228 37,614 614 1.6% 2.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com