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Lyman County, SD

Demographic and economic profile of Lyman County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lyman County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in south-central South Dakota with a population of 3,717, down 3.9% over five years. The labor force is limited, with a 57.4% participation rate and median worker earnings of $38,898, though 91.0% hold a high school diploma and 25.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $156,500 and median gross rent of $603/month—but a 24.6% poverty rate and a per capita income of $29,144 point to constrained household economic capacity.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

3,717

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,143

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.9% since 2018

Lyman County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,156 (57.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,467 (39.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races73 (2.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone13 (0.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone12 (0.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish50
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

137

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,757

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,144

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance361
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining345
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)153
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)152
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services115

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations582
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations318
  3. 3.Service Occupations270
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations233
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations129

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 14.30×)348
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.08×)150
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.06×)112
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.01×)135
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.98×)351

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$156,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$603/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999137 (16.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99987 (10.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99981 (9.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99958 (7.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99947 (5.7%)
  • Less Than $10,00042 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,898

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

15.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,111 (73.4%)
  • Worked At Home169 (11.2%)
  • Carpooled124 (8.2%)
  • Other51 (3.4%)
  • Walked47 (3.1%)
  • Public Transit12 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.