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County population in July 2011: 11,274 (54% urban, 46% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,082
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,290
% of renters here:

30%
State:

26%

Land area: 563 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 20 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Lake County: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Lake County, South Dakota:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (96.2%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.8%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (0.5%)

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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Average household size:
Lake County:

2.4 people
South Dakota:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $43,517 ($34,087 in 1999)
This county:

$43517
South Dakota:

$45043

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $401 (lower quartile is $331, upper quartile is $506)
This county:

$401
State:

$443


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $116,905 (it was $73,900 in 2000)
Lake County:

$116,905
South Dakota:

$126,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,521 - $177,099

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $147,257
Here:

$147,257
State:

$158,814

Townhouses or other attached units: $189,735
Here:

$189,735
State:

$180,371

In 2-unit structures: $87,471
Here:

$87,471
State:

$197,622

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $193,538
Here:

$193,538
State:

$126,685

Mobile homes: $93,080
Here:

$93,080
State:

$34,151

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,407
Here:

$38,407
State:

$101,720
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,115
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $339

Institutionalized population: 141

Lake County, SD map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 57 buildings, average cost: $73,600
  • 2001: 49 buildings, average cost: $63,500
  • 2002: 58 buildings, average cost: $126,500
  • 2003: 53 buildings, average cost: $132,900
  • 2004: 49 buildings, average cost: $144,900
  • 2007: 46 buildings, average cost: $188,200
  • 2008: 41 buildings, average cost: $202,000
  • 2009: 32 buildings, average cost: $264,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Lake County South Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.8%


2008 Presidential Election results in Lake County South Dakota:

Obama (Democratic): 49.9%
McCain (Republican): 49.3%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,424 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,344 (1.4%)


Lake County household income distribution in 2009 Lake County home values distribution


Lake County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.1%
(9.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 43.8% for Black residents, 32.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 68.1% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

9.7%
Whole state:

13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
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.

Lake County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lake County: Graceville Colony (A), Camp Lakodia (B), Winfred Fire Department (C), Wentworth Fire Department (D), Chester Volunteer Fire Department (E), Nunda Township Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lake County include: Ash Grove Church (A), Lake Madison Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C), Saint Peters Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Winfred Cemetery (1), Toles Cemetery (2), Ash Grove Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery (4), West Lake Cemetery (5), South Lake Campbell Cemetery (6), Franklin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dry Lake (A), East Lake Badus (B), Milwaukee Lake (C), Lake Henry (D), Lake George (E), Lake Winfred (F), Pelican Lake (G), Gilman Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buffalo Creek (A), Park Creek (B), Franklin Creek (C), Wolf Drain (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lake County include: Wentworth Roadside Park (1), Buffalo Slough State Game Refuge (2), Saint Thomas Recreation Area (3), Lake Herman State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

4.0%
South Dakota:

4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 46
  • 1990 to 1994: 16
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 12
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 26

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.8 minutes

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

Lake County marital status for males
Lake County marital status for females

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



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 67.17%
Here67.2%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 7,574
Total congregations: 23

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchNorth American Baptist Conference
Adherents2,810 (37.1%)2,209 (29.2%)668 (8.8%)620 (8.2%)334 (4.4%)
Congregations4 (17.4%)2 (8.7%)3 (13.0%)2 (8.7%)1 (4.3%)
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Hutterian BrethrenChurch of the NazareneAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther
Adherents209 (2.8%)200 (2.6%)124 (1.6%)122 (1.6%)278 (3.7%)
Congregations2 (8.7%)2 (8.7%)1 (4.3%)1 (4.3%)5 (21.7%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Lake County - Madison, Ramona, Wentworth, Nunda

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 1
This county:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

2.84 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
This county:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

6.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 16
Lake County:

14.01 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

9.21 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.2%
South Dakota:

7.7%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

27.9%
South Dakota:

27.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Lake County:

12.3%
State:

14.9%


Agriculture in Lake County:

Average size of farms: 634 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $129,664
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $158.94
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.91%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.62%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $106,542
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 70.00%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.52%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $111,814
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.45%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.20
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.50%
Corn for grain: 85810 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4614 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 101599 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 5 acres

Tornado activity:

Lake County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 4.6 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.

Earthquake activity:

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 the 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)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1984): May 13, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1984, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • South Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to September 23, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1947): November 2, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1947, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • South Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: March 10, 2010 to June 20, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1915): May 13, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1915, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 4, 2007 to June 8, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1702): May 22, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1702, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • South Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 6, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3234): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3234, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • South Dakota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 3, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1173): April 7, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1173, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • South Dakota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 3, 1997 to January 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1156): January 10, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1156, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
  • South Dakota Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: November 13, 1996 to November 26, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1161): February 28, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1161, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • South Dakota Ice Storms, Incident Period: October 22, 1995 to October 24, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1075): January 5, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1075, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
  • South Dakota Severe Storms, Flooding, Incident Period: March 1, 1995 to June 20, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1052): May 26, 1995, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1052, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Lake County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (37%)
  • Japan (12%)
  • Taiwan (10%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
  • Korea (9%)
  • Indonesia (7%)
  • Canada (7%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lake County (%):



  • German (41%)
  • Norwegian (20%)
  • United States or American (7%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • English (4%)
  • Dutch (3%)
  • Swedish (3%)


Lake County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Lake County, South Dakota:

  • 559 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 138 people in nursing homes
  • 32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,436.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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 2006: 11.0

Births per 1000 population in Lake County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Lake County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lake County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 9.16
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5360.580
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 229.080
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 17951.07

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1277.290
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 878.7
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18.12

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35.91
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 72.47

Household type by relationship:

Households: 10,541
  • 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 592
Here:

54 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 557
Here:

50 per 1000 residents
State:

48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +15
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+5 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -273
Here:  -25 per 1000 residents
State:  -1 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lake County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.1

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 150
  • 2000 to 2004: 258
  • 1990 to 1999: 745
  • 1980 to 1989: 440
  • 1970 to 1979: 693
  • 1960 to 1969: 744
  • 1950 to 1959: 425
  • 1940 to 1949: 410
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,819
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, South Dakota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 9
  • 3 rooms: 59
  • 4 rooms: 264
  • 5 rooms: 594
  • 6 rooms: 719
  • 7 rooms: 605
  • 8 rooms: 481
  • 9+ rooms: 351
  • 1 room: 16
  • 2 rooms: 142
  • 3 rooms: 148
  • 4 rooms: 334
  • 5 rooms: 272
  • 6 rooms: 139
  • 7 rooms: 98
  • 8 rooms: 46
  • 9+ rooms: 95
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, South Dakota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 71
  • 2 bedrooms: 743
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,389
  • 4 bedrooms: 728
  • 5+ bedrooms: 151
  • no bedroom: 23
  • 1 bedroom: 341
  • 2 bedrooms: 475
  • 3 bedrooms: 314
  • 4 bedrooms: 109
  • 5+ bedrooms: 28
Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County, South Dakota in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 38
  • 1 vehicle: 647
  • 2 vehicles: 1,361
  • 3 vehicles: 645
  • 4 vehicles: 274
  • 5+ vehicles: 117
  • no vehicle: 123
  • 1 vehicle: 594
  • 2 vehicles: 415
  • 3 vehicles: 85
  • 4 vehicles: 64
  • 5+ vehicles: 9

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lake County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (53.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28.7%)
  • Electricity (12.8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4.1%)
  • Wood (1.3%)
  • Utility gas (42.2%)
  • Electricity (39.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14.3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.0%)
  • No fuel used (0.7%)
  • Other fuel (0.5%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 102
Here:

8.5%
South Dakota:

8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
South Dakota:

5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27
Here:

2.4%
South Dakota:

17.8%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Lake County government finances in 2006:

  • Charges - All Other: $218,000
    Regular Highways: $36,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,364,000
    Financial Administration: $409,000
    General - Other: $395,000
    Police Protection: $300,000
    General Public Buildings: $280,000
    Central Staff Services: $267,000
    Correctional Institutions: $226,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $210,000
    Health - Other: $102,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $85,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $78,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $51,000
    Libraries: $5,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $130,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $86,000
    Regular Highways: $35,000
    Police Protection: $28,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $14,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $90,000
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $111,000
    Interest Earnings: $53,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $28,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $16,000
    Rents: $12,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,064,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,974,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $137,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,201,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $79,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $618,000
    All Other: $251,000
    General Local Government Support: $80,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,616,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $227,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $96,000
    Other License: $25,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $11,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,459,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 137
  • Number of aged recipients: 25
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 112
  • Number of recipients under 18: 10
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 85
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 42
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 79
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 47


Lake County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
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Lake County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
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Most common first names in Lake County, SD among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John6177.3 years
William5379.9 years
Anna4786.0 years
Mary4576.4 years
George4579.6 years
Harold3578.9 years
Robert3277.3 years
Helen3280.1 years
Donald3271.6 years
Albert3280.9 years
Most common last names in Lake County, SD among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson6881.0 years
Olson4082.2 years
Hanson2478.3 years
Nelson2380.5 years
Anderson2382.1 years
Thompson1980.4 years
Williams1776.7 years
Jensen1678.3 years
Larson1579.3 years
Smith1484.5 years
Businesses in Lake County, SD
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1McDonald's1
AmericInn1Pizza Hut1
Dairy Queen1RadioShack1
FedEx1Subway1
H&R Block1Super 81
La-Z-Boy1U-Haul1
Lane Furniture1UPS1
MasterBrand Cabinets2
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Lake County on our top lists:

  • #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"

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