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Lincoln County

Population in July 2007: 1,096. Population change since 2000: +81.2%
Males: 556  (50.8%)
Females: 540  (49.2%)

Median resident age:  29.0 years
South Dakota median age:  35.6 years

Zip codes: 57077.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,503 (it was $46,136 in 2000)
Worthing:  $61,503
South Dakota:  $43,424

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,973 (it was $79,300 in 2000)
Worthing:  $134,973
South Dakota:  $118,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $151,309; Detached houses: $155,399; Townhouses or other attached units: $77,029; Mobile homes: $26,786

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Races in Worthing:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Worthing: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (34.4%), Norwegian (22.7%), United States (7.7%), Swedish (7.4%), Irish (7.0%), Dutch (6.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1362 feet

Land area: 0.46 square miles.

Population density: 2392 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



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For population 25 years and over in Worthing

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Worthing town

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.0%
South Dakota:  1.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Worthing, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Worthing to the number of sex offenders is 1096 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Worthing:  1.6% ($1,298)
South Dakota:  1.8% ($1,334)

Worthing satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (14.5 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (148.2 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (473.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lennox, SD (2.6 miles ), Harrisburg, SD (2.8 miles ), Tea, SD (3.0 miles ), Canton, SD (3.0 miles ), Chancellor, SD (3.4 miles ), Davis, SD (3.5 miles) , Sioux Falls, SD (3.8 miles ), Fairview, SD (4.0 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $82,500
  • 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $97,300
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $97,300
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $97,300
  • 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $89,600
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $84,000
  • 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $86,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 43.33 N, Longitude: 96.77 W

Area code: 605

Worthing household income distribution Worthing home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +197 (+50.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)



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Crime in Worthing (2003):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Average climate in Worthing, South Dakota

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Worthing-area historical tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 177% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the Worthing town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1993, a category 4 tornado 28.1 miles away from the town center injured 5 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Worthing topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Worthing:
  • CANTON-INWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; CANTON, SD)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • SIOUX FALLS SURGICAL CENTER LLP (about 14 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)

Political contributions by individuals in Worthing, SD

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Worthing:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 37 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
Public elementary/middle school in Worthing:
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Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
South Dakota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  79.6%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.7%
Whole state:  13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.3%
Whole state:  5.8%


Worthing compared to South Dakota state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Worthing travel time to work
Worthing mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County South Dakota:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (87%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religon statistics for Worthing

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchReformed Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church in America
Adherents54.0%16.7%7.6%7.5%5.5%
Congregations43.3%13.3%6.7%10.0%6.7%
NameLutheran ChurchAssociation of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of AdherentsPresbyterian Church (USA)New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther religions
Adherents5.2%1.0%0.9%0.7%1.0%
Congregations3.3%340.0%3.3%3.3%-330.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,269$27,2281$266
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$605
Police Protection - Officers 1$3,027$36,3240$0
Sewerage 1$2,486$29,8320$0
Totals for Government 3$7,782$31,1286$871



Worthing government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $62,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $124,000
    Water Utilities: $60,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
    Sewerage: $42,000
    Police Protection: $35,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $22,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $54,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $50,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $82,000
    Total General Sales: $54,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $33,000

14.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($101,884 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  14.87%
South Dakota average:  8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Minnehaha County, SD  8.31% ($135,142 average AGI)
from Brookings County, SD  0.30% ($40,342)
from Turner County, SD  0.27% ($33,857)


11.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.20%
South Dakota average:  8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Minnehaha County, SD  6.17% ($42,613 average AGI)
to Turner County, SD  0.29% ($34,657)
to Union County, SD  0.24% ($38,655)


Strongest AM radio stations in Worthing:
  • KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • KWSN (1230 AM; 1 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KSQB (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: L A SKYWAVE, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Worthing:
  • KYBB (102.7 FM; CANTON, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/C COMPANY)
  • KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KMXC (97.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KUSD (89.7 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: S/DAKOTA BD OF DIR FOR ED. TELECOMUN)
  • KRRO (103.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • KKLS-FM (104.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KIKN-FM (100.5 FM; SALEM, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/CNG. COMPANY)
  • KVCF (90.5 FM; FREEMAN, SD; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KTWB (101.9 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KVHT (106.3 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: CULHANE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSOU-FM (93.9 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KAUR (89.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE ASSOCIATION)
  • KRSD (88.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KCFS (94.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS)
  • KCSD (90.9 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS)
  • K261CI (100.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/CNG COMPANY)
  • K252DG (98.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Worthing:
  • KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
  • KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
  • KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KUSD-TV (Channel 2; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • K53EG (Channel 53; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)
  • K56GF (Channel 56; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KDLV-TV (Channel 5; MITCHELL, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
  • KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
  • KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • K25AA (Channel 25; ROCK RAPIDS, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • K48DK (Channel 48; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: STUART E. MOEN)
  • KCSD-TV (Channel 23; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • KXWB-LP (Channel 42; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCPO-LP (Channel 26; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: G.I.G., INC.)
  • KBNW-LP (Channel 44; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Lottie L Thompson, 28749 471st St. (102 Lincoln Cnty#, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 76.5 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
  • Curt A Kabris, 5,200' Southeast From The Intersection Of I-29 And Us Route 18/77, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.5 m, Overall height: 77.5 m
    Registrant: Swiftel Communications, 415 4th Street, Brookings, SD 57006, Phone: (605) 697-8205, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • WORTHING, City Water Tower Main St, Type: Tank, Structure height: 45 m, Call Sign: KNGD338
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.445 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/13/2001, Expiration Date: 06/26/2011, Certifier: Chad Skiles
    Registrant: Sioux Falls Two Way Radio Svc, Inc, 700 E 3rd St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103, Phone: (605) 334-9816, Fax: (605) 334-1554, Email:
  • 2.5 Mi E, Type: Silo, Structure height: 50 m, Overall height: 55 m, Call Sign: KNEU855
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.595 MHz, 158.340 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/04/2002, Expiration Date: 02/11/2013
    Registrant: Radiotronics Inc., 4603 W 15th Pl, Sioux Falls, SD 57106, Phone: (605) 360-5897, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KB0STX, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 05/23/1995, Expiration Date: 05/23/2005, Cancelation Date: 05/24/2007
    Registrant: Matthew D Abbas, Rr 1 Box 7, Worthing, SD 57077


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 14

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Worthing, SD

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