Lincoln County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.4%), Retail trade (13.1%), Manufacturing (12.5%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (12.3%).

Type of workers:

Lincoln County, South Dakota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lincoln County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	34.0 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 12,053	(49.9%)
Females: 12,078	(50.1%)

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Lincoln County:	2.7 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$59,492
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$570
State:	$436

Lincoln County:	$168,919
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $222,333

Here:	$222,333
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $257,197

Here:	$257,197
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $244,102

Here:	$244,102
State:	$184,406

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,002

Here:	$144,002
State:	$114,786

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $158,154

Here:	$158,154
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $41,099

Here:	$41,099
State:	$34,151

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 41
• Auto thefts: 6

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 65
• Thefts: 44
• Auto thefts: 11

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	2.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Area name: Sioux Falls, SD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $621 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.

Cities in this county include: Canton, Lennox, Tea, Harrisburg, Worthing, Hudson, Fairview.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Minnehaha County , Lyon County, Iowa , Turner County , Union County , Sioux County, Iowa .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Bethesda Homes (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Lincoln County include: Delaware Church (A), Romsdal Church (B), Beaver Creek Church (C), Zion Church (D), West Prairie Church (E), Brooklyn Church (F), Trinity Church (G), Springdale Church (H), Skresfrud Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Tuntland Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Bonine Cemetery (3), Worthing Cemetery (4), Lennox Cemetery (5), Mount Zion Cemetery (6), Nathanael Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Albert, Lake (A), Carlson Lake (B), Lake Alvin (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Long Creek (A), Saddle Creek (B), Snake Creek (C), South Beaver Creek (D), Haram Creek (E), Spring Creek (F), Sargeant Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lincoln County include: Ninemile Creek State Shooting Area (1), Newton Hills State Park (2), Lake Alvin State Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.4%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 994
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 271 (43% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:	1.1%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 28.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,241
• One, attached: 276
• Two: 79
• 3 or 4: 209
• 5 to 9: 204
• 10 to 19: 135
• 20 or more: 636
• Mobile homes: 351

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 4,267 (573 second mortgage, 518 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,304

Here:	76.6% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/14/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Lincoln County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 98% 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 93.6 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.6 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 66.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,043 (84%) Carpooled: 1,123 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 266 (2%) Other means: 67 (1%) Worked at home: 635 (5%)

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.
10.79% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($82,797 average AGI)
4.09% relocated from other states ($19,088 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	4.09%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

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)
from Lyon County, IA	0.19% ($29,125)
from Yankton County, SD	0.17% ($35,682)
from Sioux County, IA	0.16% ($50,762)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.16% ($58,500)

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.
8.04% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($29,338 average AGI)
3.15% relocated to other states ($12,119 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	3.15%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

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)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.16% ($49,900)
to Sioux County, IA	0.14% ($29,176)
to Brookings County, SD	0.14% ($21,765)
to Clay County, SD	0.13% ($28,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,916 (1,739 aged, 177 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,355 (5,727 male householders, 999 female householders)

  5,929 spouses, 8,073 children (7,508 natural, 267 adopted, 298 stepchildren), 179 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 103 other relatives, 231 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,514 (955 male householders (716 living alone)), 1,136 female householders (1,003 living alone)), 423 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 262 (226 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,689 2-persons, 1,505 3-persons, 1,530 4-persons, 711 5-persons, 257 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,719 1-person, 327 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

96.7% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $69,152,000 ($2200 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,538,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,889,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,978,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,692,000
Federal grants: $12,624,000
Federal procurement contracts: $630,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,338,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,221,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $46,136,000
Federal Government insurance: $60,337,000

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

Here:	27 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	+229 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.99 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.8
State:	6.3

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

53% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in South Dakota.

Lincoln County:	53.4%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 16597
• Northeast: 137
• Midwest: 5432
• South: 575
• West: 985

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Here:	7.6%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	6.6%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	23.4%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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