County population in 2014: 24,657 (63% urban, 37% rural); it was 21,802 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,109 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,663 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,755 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,764 (it was 3,126 in 2000)
% of renters here:
35%
State:
32%
Land area: 800 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 31 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Lawrence County: 84.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (19.0%), Construction (16.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.7%), Educational, health and social services (12.4%).
Estimated median household income in 2013: $42,032 ($31,755 in 1999)
This county:
$42032
South Dakota:
$48947
Median contract rent in 2013 for apartments: $484 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $707)
This county:
$484
State:
$529
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $174,673 (it was $82,300 in 2000)
Lawrence:
$174,673
South Dakota:
$138,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,173 - $262,194 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,211 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $442
Institutionalized population: 152
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 21
Thefts: 47
Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 32
Thefts: 54
Auto thefts: 3
Health of residents in Lawrence County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average. 71.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average. 51.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average. 57.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average. Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average. Average weight of females is 154 pounds. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $2,121 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $1,531 (0.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 14.5%
(13.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 60.0% for Black residents, 17.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 36.1% for American Indian residents, 6.1% for other race residents, 32.5% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 14.5%
Lawrence County:
14.5%
South Dakota:
14.2%
(13.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 66.1% for Black residents, 17.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.0% for American Indian residents, 6.1% for other race residents, 44.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2013: 40 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 18 years old, American Indian residents: 23 years old, Asian residents: 21 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $416 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $713 a month.
Current college students: 2,245 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 266 (50% naturalized citizens)
Lawrence County:
1.2%
Whole state:
1.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 22
1990 to 1994: 81
1985 to 1989: 23
1980 to 1984: 15
1975 to 1979: 30
1970 to 1974: 14
1970 to 1974: 18
1965 to 1969: 63
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,044
One, attached: 272
Two: 400
3 or 4: 547
5 to 9: 403
10 to 19: 402
20 or more: 666
Mobile homes: 1,677
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 2,217 (271 second mortgage, 208 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,441
Here:
0.0% with mortgage
State:
60.6% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Lawrence County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
4,900
25
Mainline Protestant
3,283
12
Catholic
2,153
3
Other
12
2
None
13,749
-
Lawrence County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Lawrence County:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.43 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Lawrence County:
5.13 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
6.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 32
This county:
13.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lawrence County:
6.6%
South Dakota:
7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Lawrence County:
23.0%
State:
27.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
8.7%
State:
14.9%
Agriculture in Lawrence County:
Average size of farms: 589 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $41,804 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $55.64 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.05% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $39,303 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.69% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.84% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,251 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.77% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.14 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.78% Vegetables: 22 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 338.4 miles away from Lawrence County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 495.8 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 164.6 miles away from the county center On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 105.8 miles away from the county center On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 107.8 miles away from Lawrence County center On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 342.4 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
South DakotaSevere Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 2, 2008 to June 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1774): July 9, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1774, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South DakotaBoxelder Fire, Incident Period: July 19, 2007 to July 31, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 21, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2716, Natural disaster type: Fire
South DakotaHurricane 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 DakotaCamp Five Fire, Incident Period: April 17, 2005, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 19, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2557, Natural disaster type: Fire
South DakotaSevere 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 DakotaSevere 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 DakotaSevere 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
South DakotaFLASH FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, Incident Period: June 25, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-511): June 25, 1976, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-511, Natural disaster type: Mudslide, Flash Flood
South DakotaHeavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: June 10, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-336): June 10, 1972, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-336, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
South DakotaFLOODING, Incident Period: May 26, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-197): May 26, 1965, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-197, Natural disaster type: Flood
The number of natural disasters in Lawrence County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 1
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Production occupations (7%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (16%)
Canada (16%)
Germany (12%)
Poland (12%)
Romania (6%)
Philippines (5%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lawrence County (%):
German (36%)
Norwegian (12%)
English (9%)
Irish (8%)
United States or American (5%)
Swedish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 8,020 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,188 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 1 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 642 (6%)
Other means: 37 (0%)
Worked at home: 405 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Lawrence County, South Dakota in 2000:
607 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
206 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
193 people in nursing homes
67 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
7 people in other nonhousehold living situations
6 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Lawrence County, South Dakota in 2010:
649 people in college/university student housing
239 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
85 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
31 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
30 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
29 people in group homes intended for adults
6 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $50,166.
8.96% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,018 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.96%
South Dakota average:
7.96%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.31% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($13,307 average AGI)
4.65% relocated from other states ($20,710 average AGI)
Lawrence County:
4.65%
South Dakota average:
3.76%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
8.62% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,196 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.62%
South Dakota average:
7.77%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.07% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($13,336 average AGI)
4.55% relocated to other states ($16,860 average AGI)
Lawrence County:
4.55%
South Dakota average:
3.55%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lawrence County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,154 (3,579 aged, 575 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 412 (8%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lawrence County, South Dakota in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (201)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (166)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (134)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (118)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (81)
Congestive heart failure (75)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (67)
Pneumonia, unspecified (65)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 8.97 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9287 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 260.090 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36807.17
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1178.830 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1067.200 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 26.79
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35.54 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 125.030
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 22.33
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 212.5. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 135.2
Other - 77.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 23,026
In family households: 17,568 (4,647 male householders, 1,534 female householders)
4,909 spouses, 5,434 children (4,993 natural, 171 adopted, 270 stepchildren), 208 grandchildren, 120 brothers or sisters, 92 parents, 95 other relatives, 470 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,458 (2,053 male householders (1,571 living alone)), 2,302 female householders (1,925 living alone)), 1,103 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,071 (152 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,448 2-persons, 1,175 3-persons, 942 4-persons, 412 5-persons, 142 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.
3,482 married couples with children.
1,114 single-parent households (269 men, 845 women).
95.7% of residents of Lawrence County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,950,000 ($5738 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $11,636,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,657,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,302,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $141,000 Federal grants: $21,523,000 Federal procurement contracts: $3,992,000 ($489,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $15,334,000 ($6,607,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,896,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,069,000 Federal Government insurance: $16,347,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,226
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,023
Here:
46 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +10
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +424
Here:
+19 per 1000 residents
State:
-1 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lawrence County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.40 millions of gallons per day (51% from ground, 49% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.9
State:
4.1
Year house built
2005 or later: 217
2000 to 2004: 2,389
1990 to 1999: 1,963
1980 to 1989: 1,501
1970 to 1979: 1,876
1960 to 1969: 1,273
1950 to 1959: 560
1940 to 1949: 406
1939 or earlier: 2,810
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lawrence County, South Dakota
49% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in South Dakota.
Lawrence County:
48.8%
State average:
56.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13769
Northeast: 293
Midwest: 4116
South: 586
West: 2694
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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