Tea city, SD

Lincoln County, SD

2022 population: 5,922 ( 2,116 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population density: 1742.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,590	94.39%	52.6%
Black:	141	2.38%	464.0%
Indian:	10	0.17%	100.0%
Asian:	73	1.23%	1725.0%
2+ races:	108	1.82%	77.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	332	5.61%	132.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1,927	61.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	189	6.0

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
3,806
3,663	96.24%
25	0.66%
5	0.13%
4	0.11%
61	1.60%
48	1.26%
143	3.76%

2000
1,760
1,696	96.36%
13	0.74%
4	0.23%
8	0.45%
29	1.65%
10	0.57%
64	3.64%

1990
792
781	98.61%
11	1.39%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	1.39%

1980
735
730	99.32%
0	0.00%
2	0.27%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.27%
5	0.68%

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

1,967	111.8
79	4.5

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

915	115.5
53	6.7

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

51	6.9
6	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Tea 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
30.2
2,007	33.9%
3,915	66.1%
355	6.0%

1,989
2.98

1,689	84.9%
1,342	79.5%
219	13.0%
300	15.1%

2010
Number	Percent
27.7
1,427	37.5%
2,379	62.5%
113	3.0%

1,254
3.04

1,009	80.5%
792	78.5%
137	13.6%
245	19.5%

2000
Number	Percent
27.6
648	36.8%
1,112	63.2%
52	3.0%

588
2.99

484	82.3%
388	80.2%
60	12.4%
104	17.7%

1990
Number	Percent
27.2
294	37.1%
498	62.9%
30	3.8%

257
3.08

219	85.2%
192	87.7%
19	8.7%
38	14.8%

1980
Number	Percent
24.5
293	39.9%
442	60.1%
39	5.3%

237
3.10

200	84.4%
184	92.0%
11	5.5%
37	15.6%

2022 Housing Data for Tea city, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	108	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	19	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	17	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	0.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	21	1.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	1.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	65	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	98	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	138	6.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	507	25.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	257	12.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	274	13.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	265	13.3%
$200,000 or more	167	8.4%

Median Household Income	99,153
Per Capita Income	37,679

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	0.2%
Public Assistance	21	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	126	6.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,294	89.5%
Unemployed	41	1.1%
In Armed Forces	47	1.3%

Total Labor Force	3,382	91.9%
Not in Labor Force	299	8.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		9.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,313	1,183	52.6%
Non-Profit	92	208	30.7%
Self-Employed	81	87	48.2%

Local Government	102	149	40.6%
State Government	111	30	78.7%
Federal Government	20	30	40.0%

Total Private + Self	1,394	1,270	52.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	325	417	43.8%
Total	1,719	1,687	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	784	23.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	678	19.9%
Professional, Technical	1,045	30.7%
Service Occupations	394	11.6%
All others	505	14.8%

White Collar		73.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	678	19.9%
Finance and insurance	431	12.7%
Retail trade	418	12.3%
Educational services	326	9.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	202	5.9%
Construction	184	5.4%
Manufacturing	177	5.2%
Wholesale trade	150	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	131	3.8%
Public administration	126	3.7%
Other services	93	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	91	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	89	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	84	2.5%
Information	62	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	52	1.5%
Management	51	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	1.0%
Utilities	21	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.1%

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	%
Filipino	55	0.93%
Indian	18	0.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,393	99.5%
Arabic	17	0.3%
German, other Germanic	10	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,385	40.3%
Norwegian	1,273	21.5%
Irish	362	6.1%
American	281	4.7%
English	271	4.6%
Swedish	250	4.2%
Danish	228	3.9%
Dutch	189	3.2%
Czech	115	1.9%
Italian	102	1.7%
Scottish	67	1.1%
Russian	57	1.0%
European	55	0.9%
French Canadian	55	0.9%
French	39	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,922	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	5,864	99.0%
Foreign-born	58	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	0.3%	44	1.3%	628	18.0%	1,423	40.9%	1,025	29.4%	353	10.1%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	0.3%
9-12 Years	44	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	628	18.0%
Some College	1,423	40.9%
Bach. Degree	1,025	29.4%
Grad Degree	353	10.1%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +302	R +82	D + 5.4%
D +220
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,394	64.0%	Joe Biden (D)	717	32.9%	66	3.0%	2,177	2	17	0.52%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	1,092	62.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	497	28.6%	151	8.7%	1,740	1	17	0.47%

2020 President, Tea city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

717

32.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,394

64.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3.0%

TOTAL

2,177

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Tea city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

497

28.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,092

62.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

132

7.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,740

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tea city, SD

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	51%	Mike Rounds* (R)	1,507	69.6%	Dan Ahlers (D)	659	30.4%	0	0.0%	2,166	4	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	41%	Kristi Noem (R)	834	52.9%	Billie Sutton (D)	728	46.1%	16 [+]	1.0%	1,578	2	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 16 (1.0%);
2016	S3	50%	John Thune* (R)	1,388	79.3%	Jay Williams (D)	362	20.7%	0	0.0%	1,750	7	0.47%
[-] 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	2,020
Median Value	$268,500

Occupied	1,989	98.5%
Vacant	31	1.5%

Owned	1,407	70.7%
Rented	582	29.3%
Median Rent	$1,131

Single-Family Units	1,531	75.8%
Detached	1,384	68.5%
Attached	147	7.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	317	15.7%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Tea city, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tea city, SD

2022 Housing Data for Tea city, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tea city, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Tea city, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tea city, SD

Historical Presidential Election Results for Tea city, SD

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tea city, SD