2024 population: 28,809 ( 3,033 from 2020)
Land area: 800.0 square miles
Population density: 36.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	25,787	89.51%	10.8%
Black:	237	0.82%	22.8%
Indian:	542	1.88%	10.6%
Asian:	442	1.53%	12.8%
2+ races:	558	1.94%	9.2%
Hispanic:	1,243	4.31%	35.3%

Total non-White:	3,022	10.49%	20.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	929	9.0
Deaths:	1,164	11.3
Net Migration:	3,043	29.5
Net Immigration:	131	1.3

Change in White population:	2,516	9.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	517	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
25,776
23,271	90.28%
193	0.75%
490	1.90%
392	1.52%
511	1.98%
919	3.57%
2,505	9.72%

2010
24,097
22,349	92.75%
87	0.36%
457	1.90%
163	0.68%
419	1.74%
612	2.54%
1,748	7.25%

2000
21,802
20,631	94.63%
45	0.21%
454	2.08%
81	0.37%
193	0.89%
396	1.82%
1,171	5.37%

1990
20,655
19,749	95.61%
21	0.10%
534	2.59%
49	0.24%
n/a
302	1.46%
906	4.39%

1980
18,339
17,693	96.48%
28	0.15%
307	1.67%
83	0.45%
n/a
225	1.23%
646	3.52%

1970
17,453
16,873	96.68%
89	0.51%
246	1.41%
14	0.08%
n/a
211	1.21%
580	3.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
2,158	9.0
2,122	8.8
1,398	5.8
299	1.2

922	3.8
757	3.1

Number	Rate
2000's
2,404	11.0
1,874	8.6
1,249	5.7
24	0.1

1,718	7.9
577	2.6

Number	Rate
1990's
2,548	12.3
1,883	9.1
-160	-0.8
79	0.4

882	4.3
265	1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
3,005	16.4
1,771	9.7
1,047	5.7
n/a

2,056	11.2
260	1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-512	-2.9
n/a

820	4.7
66	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence 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
43.0
4,402	15.3%
24,407	84.7%
6,087	21.1%

11,392
2.19

6,280	55.1%
5,146	81.9%
431	6.9%
5,112	44.9%

2010
Number	Percent
41.0
4,720	19.6%
19,377	80.4%
3,993	16.6%

10,536
2.19

6,181	58.7%
4,909	79.4%
561	9.1%
4,355	41.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
5,053	23.2%
16,749	76.8%
3,172	14.5%

8,871
2.33

5,587	63.0%
4,584	82.0%
502	9.0%
3,284	37.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
5,539	26.8%
15,116	73.2%
2,952	14.3%

7,977
2.46

5,366	67.3%
4,571	85.2%
436	8.1%
2,611	32.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
4,986	27.2%
13,353	72.8%
2,394	13.1%

6,723
2.58

4,756	70.7%
4,036	84.9%
375	7.9%
1,967	29.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	443	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	380	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	643	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	584	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	478	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	655	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	194	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	533	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	631	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	964	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,163	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,667	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	875	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	682	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	848	7.4%
$200,000 or more	652	5.7%

Median Household Income	62,977
Per Capita Income	41,086

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	349	3.1%
Public Assistance	111	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	885	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,426	79.6%
Unemployed	333	2.1%
In Armed Forces	16	0.1%

Total Labor Force	12,775	81.8%
Not in Labor Force	2,844	18.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,812	4,422	52.1%
Non-Profit	419	770	35.2%
Self-Employed	1,077	625	63.3%

Local Government	325	514	38.7%
State Government	264	390	40.4%
Federal Government	394	280	58.5%

Total Private + Self	5,889	5,047	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,402	1,954	41.8%
Total	7,291	7,001	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,161	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,845	19.9%
Professional, Technical	2,897	20.3%
Service Occupations	3,293	23.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	191	1.3%
All others	3,110	21.7%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	2,132	14.9%
Health care and social assistance	1,635	11.4%
Retail trade	1,472	10.3%
Educational services	1,280	8.9%
Construction	1,245	8.7%
Other services	853	6.0%
Manufacturing	780	5.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	716	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	675	4.7%
Public administration	629	4.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	536	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	433	3.0%
Finance and insurance	405	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	375	2.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	286	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	281	2.0%
Wholesale trade	207	1.4%
Information	193	1.3%
Utilities	152	1.1%
Management	21	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	580	2.23%
Puerto Rican	137	0.53%
Cuban	58	0.22%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	32	0.12%
Costa Rican	2	0.01%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	2	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	28	0.11%
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	174	0.67%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	52	0.20%
Filipino	52	0.20%
Korean	31	0.12%
Japanese	6	0.02%
Thai	6	0.02%
Indian	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	24,067	96.0%
Spanish	539	2.2%
German, other Germanic	160	0.6%
Other Asian	89	0.4%
Other	67	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	55	0.2%
Tagalog	28	0.1%
Korean	27	0.1%
Chinese	16	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	8,589	33.0%
Irish	3,621	13.9%
Norwegian	2,793	10.7%
English	2,573	9.9%
American	1,121	4.3%
Swedish	830	3.2%
Dutch	620	2.4%
Scottish	562	2.2%
Czech	539	2.1%
French	534	2.1%
Italian	490	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	455	1.7%
Polish	448	1.7%
Russian	433	1.7%
Danish	421	1.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	25,695	98.6%
Not a citizen	352	1.4%

Native	25,382	97.4%
Foreign-born	665	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
353	1.9%	569	3.1%	4,861	26.5%	5,836	31.8%	4,574	24.9%	2,162	11.8%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	353	1.9%
9-12 Years	569	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,861	26.5%
Some College	5,836	31.8%
Bach. Degree	4,574	24.9%
Grad Degree	2,162	11.8%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	11,503	11,015	488	4.2%	3.6%
1991	12,193	11,798	395	3.2%	3.5%
1992	12,062	11,683	379	3.1%	3.4%
1993	12,053	11,662	391	3.2%	3.5%
1994	11,968	11,561	407	3.4%	3.3%
1995	11,949	11,527	422	3.5%	3.2%
1996	12,043	11,561	482	4.0%	3.3%
1997	11,859	11,452	407	3.4%	2.9%
1998	11,309	10,836	473	4.2%	2.9%
1999	10,481	10,100	381	3.6%	2.7%

2000	11,535	11,205	330	2.9%	2.5%
2001	11,550	11,188	362	3.1%	3.0%
2002	12,311	11,961	350	2.8%	3.2%
2003	12,463	12,058	405	3.2%	3.5%
2004	12,538	12,111	427	3.4%	3.6%
2005	12,830	12,403	427	3.3%	3.6%
2006	12,886	12,532	354	2.7%	3.0%
2007	13,272	12,933	339	2.6%	2.8%
2008	13,319	12,935	384	2.9%	3.1%
2009	13,452	12,909	543	4.0%	4.6%

2010	13,224	12,607	617	4.7%	4.9%
2011	12,950	12,342	608	4.7%	4.6%
2012	12,773	12,230	543	4.3%	4.1%
2013	12,768	12,274	494	3.9%	3.7%
2014	12,733	12,300	433	3.4%	3.3%
2015	12,816	12,404	412	3.2%	3.0%
2016	13,129	12,692	437	3.3%	3.0%
2017	13,067	12,665	402	3.1%	3.1%
2018	13,055	12,691	364	2.8%	2.9%
2019	13,369	12,981	388	2.9%	3.0%

2020	13,567	12,726	841	6.2%	4.6%
2021	13,839	13,479	360	2.6%	2.6%
2022	14,136	13,866	270	1.9%	2.1%
2023	14,551	14,280	271	1.9%	2.0%
2024	15,419	15,156	263	1.7%	1.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	14,289
Median Value	$267,900

Occupied	11,392	79.7%
Vacant	2,897	20.3%

Owned	7,482	65.7%
Rented	3,910	34.3%
Median Rent	$888

Single-Family Units	9,451	66.1%
Detached	8,828	61.8%
Attached	623	4.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,878	13.1%
Mobile Homes	1,847	12.9%

Lawrence County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lawrence County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lawrence County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Lawrence County, SD