Lincoln County, SD
Demographic and economic profile of Lincoln County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Lincoln County is a fast-growing suburban county of 75,244 residents that has expanded 24.4% over five years, functioning largely as a high-income residential and service-oriented economy with a GDP per capita of $98,157 and median household income of $99,166. The labor force is well-educated—42.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 95.9% hold a high school diploma—with a 75.6% participation rate, 1.6% unemployment, and median worker earnings of $50,722. Housing costs are relatively elevated at a $323,500 median home value, though a 72.0% homeownership rate, 5.8% poverty rate, and 19.3-minute mean commute reflect a stable, owner-occupied workforce base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+24.4% since 2018
Lincoln County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone63,223 (89.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,795 (2.5%)
- Black or African American Alone1,691 (2.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,466 (2.1%)
- Asian Alone1,230 (1.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone872 (1.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,119
- 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,049
- 3.Other Indo-European411
- 4.German or other West Germanic242
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)183
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance11,643
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,829
- 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing4,321
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,987
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)3,216
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations19,253
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,488
- 3.Service Occupations5,329
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,443
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,561
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.