Lake County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.0%), Manufacturing (17.5%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Lake County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	36.5 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 5,632	(49.9%)
Females: 5,644	(50.1%)

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Lake County:	2.4 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,953
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$394
State:	$436

Lake County:	$119,672
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $146,819

Here:	$146,819
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $175,057

Here:	$175,057
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $155,445

Here:	$155,445
State:	$184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,483

Here:	$67,483
State:	$114,786

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $38,050

Here:	$38,050
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $37,613

Here:	$37,613
State:	$34,151

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

Here:	$45,000
State:	$101,720

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.

Cities in this county include: Madison, Ramona, Wentworth, Nunda.

Neighboring counties: Brookings County , Kingsbury County , McCook County , Miner County , Minnehaha County , Moody County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lake County: Graceville Colony (A), Camp Lakodia (B), Nunda Township Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lake County include: Ash Grove Church (A), Lake Madison Church (B), Saint Peters Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: West Lake Cemetery (1), Winfred Cemetery (2), Ash Grove Cemetery (3), Olson Cemetery (4), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (5), Prairie Queen Cemetery (6), Prospect Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Buffalo Slough (A), George, Lake (B), Brant Lake (C), Long Lake (D), Gilman Lake (E), Bourne Slough (F), Mud Lake (G), Madison, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Negro Creek (A), Buffalo Creek (B), Wolf Drain (C), Park Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lake County include: Wentworth Roadside Park (1), Buffalo Slough State Game Refuge (2), Lake Herman State Park (3), Saint Thomas Recreation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Russell Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.9%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 1,213
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 100 (63% naturalized citizens)

Lake County:	0.9%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,954
• One, attached: 89
• Two: 83
• 3 or 4: 155
• 5 to 9: 192
• 10 to 19: 88
• 20 or more: 198
• Mobile homes: 521
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 1,303 (165 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 935

Here:	58.2% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Lake County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 4.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lake County-area historical earthquake activity is below South Dakota state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.1 miles away from Lake County center
On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 22.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/26/2002 at 08:32:17, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.3 miles away from Lake County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,451 (76%) Carpooled: 734 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 21 (0%) Walked: 298 (5%) Other means: 10 (0%) Worked at home: 327 (6%)

7.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,346 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.95%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.91% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($19,364 average AGI)
3.05% relocated from other states ($18,978 average AGI)

Lake County:	3.05%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Minnehaha County, SD	1.93% ($29,295 average AGI)
from Brookings County, SD	0.47% ($21,895)
from Moody County, SD	0.27% ($25,545)
from McCook County, SD	0.25% ($33,200)

8.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.32%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.55% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($19,914 average AGI)
2.76% relocated to other states ($9,481 average AGI)

Lake County:	2.76%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Minnehaha County, SD	2.67% ($24,954 average AGI)
to Brookings County, SD	0.62% ($20,680)
to Lincoln County, SD	0.49% ($72,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,005 (1,811 aged, 194 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,660 (2,402 male householders, 437 female householders)

  2,461 spouses, 3,118 children (2,884 natural, 122 adopted, 112 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 53 other relatives, 116 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,881 (703 male householders (550 living alone)), 827 female householders (724 living alone)), 351 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 735 (169 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,430 2-persons, 496 3-persons, 534 4-persons, 243 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,274 1-person, 198 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

95.2% of residents of Lake County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $76,987,000 ($7055 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,683,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $27,184,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,617,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,870,000
Federal grants: $19,941,000
Federal procurement contracts: $585,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,789,000 ($2,555,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,140,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,751,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,545,000

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-25 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.90 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

58% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in South Dakota.

Lake County:	58.3%
State average:	56.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8509
• Northeast: 152
• Midwest: 1690
• South: 363
• West: 406

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,200

Here:	8.5%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	0.0%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	2.4%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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