Lyman County, South Dakota (SD)

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County population in July 2007: 3,909 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 963
Renter-occupied apartments: 437

% of renters here:	31%
State:	32%

Land area: 1640 sq. mi.
Water area: 67.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	24.3%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

2008 cost of living index in Lyman County: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (26.4%), Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Public administration (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 52%
Government: 24%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 23%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Lyman County, South Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (64.5%)
American Indian (34.7%)
Two or more races (1.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	34.5 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 1,991	(51.1%)
Females: 1,904	(48.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $18,998
County population in 2003: 3,967
Jobs in 2003: 1,609

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,041
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Lyman County:	2.8 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,572 ($28,509 in 2000)

This county	$32,572
South Dakota:	$40,310

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,363

Lyman County	$60,363
South Dakota:	$101,700

Median monthly rent in 2000: $288
Institutionalized population: 10
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lyman County in 2000: $628

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 9
Auto thefts: 3

Lyman County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lyman County South Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $685 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lyman County is $368 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lower Brule, Presho, Oacoma, Kennebec, Reliance, Vivian.

Neighboring counties: Brule County , Buffalo County , Charles Mix County , Gregory County , Hughes County , Hyde County , Jones County , Mellette County , Stanley County , Tripp County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lyman County: Ellis Ranch (A), Lindly Ranch (B), Reese Ranch (C), Schooler Ranch (D), Sharp Ranch (E), Christensen Ranch (F), Close Ranch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lyman County include: Messiah Church (A), Saint Albans Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Vivian Cemetery (1), Hillsdale Cemetery (2), Hilmoe Cemetery (3), Holy Angels Cemetery (4), Holy Faith Cemetery (5), Medicine Creek Cemetery (6), Oacoma Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Heap Lake (A), Jackson Lake (B), Kennebec Lake (C), Billman Lake (D), Byre Lake (E), Fate Dam (F), Summit Reservoir (G), Brakke Dam (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Medicine Creek (A), Sedlano Creek (B), Short Creek (C), Grouse Creek (D), Good Soldier Creek (E), Fivemile Creek (F), Stony Butte Creek (G), Straight Creek (H), Sand Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lyman County include: Iron Nation Recreation Area (1), Cedar Creek Recreation Area (2), Brakke Dam State Public Shooting Area (3), Counselor Creek Recreation Area (4), Good Soldier Creek Recreation Area (5), Narrows Recreation Area (6), Kiowa State Public Hunting Area (7), Tailwaters Recreation Area (8), Reliance State Game Refuge (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.6%
South Dakota:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 101
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 22 (64% naturalized citizens)

Lyman County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 8

Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.9%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,180
One, attached: 31
Two: 11
3 or 4: 33
5 to 9: 37
10 to 19: 17
Mobile homes: 321
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Lyman County with a mortgage: 196 (7 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 352

Agriculture in Lyman County
Average size of farms: 2108 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $100431
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $66.80
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $103162
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.86%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.28%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $122712
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.15
Corn for grain: 11040 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 72269 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3982 harvested acres

Lyman County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near South Dakota state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/9/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
Construction (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Public administration (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Health care (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (29%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

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

United Kingdom (18%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (18%)
Canada (18%)
Philippines (14%)
Other Northern Europe (9%)
Iran (9%)
Nigeria (9%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lyman County:

German (27%)
Norwegian (11%)
Irish (5%)
United States or American (4%)
English (3%)
Czech (3%)
Swedish (2%)

Lyman County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,127 (67%)
Carpooled: 166 (10%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 137 (8%)
Other means: 16 (1%)
Worked at home: 241 (14%)

People in group quarters in Lyman County, South Dakota

10 people in nursing homes
3 people in religious group quarters
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,899.

6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,208 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.03%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.84% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($10,857 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($11,351 average AGI)
Lyman County: 2.19%
South Dakota average: 3.82%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

7.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,868 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.11% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($17,286 average AGI)
1.94% relocated to other states ($10,571 average AGI)
Lyman County: 1.94%
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 Brule County, SD	0.85% ($35,818 average AGI)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.85% ($9,000)
to Hughes County, SD	0.77% ($17,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.5

Births per 1000 population in Lyman County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Lyman County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 19.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lyman County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 557 (497 aged, 60 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1939.270
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 944.120
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 51.03

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 25.52

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,880

In family households: 3,445 (732 male householders, 271 female householders)
705 spouses, 1,386 children (1,271 natural, 62 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 148 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 64 other relatives, 100 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 435 (215 male householders (196 living alone)), 174 female householders (155 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 15 (10 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 419 2-persons, 190 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 130 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 351 1-person, 29 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

95.1% of residents of Lyman County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
3.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $39,570,000 ($9950 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $512,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $8,178,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,003,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,962,000
Federal grants: $8,132,000
Federal procurement contracts: $868,000 ($359,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,426,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $469,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,536,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,902,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 389

Here:	99 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 178

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

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

Net internal migration: -183

Here:	-47 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lyman County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.36 millions of gallons per day (36% from ground, 64% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 20
1995 to 1998: 168
1990 to 1994: 101
1980 to 1989: 217
1970 to 1979: 383
1960 to 1969: 189
1950 to 1959: 159
1940 to 1949: 70
1939 or earlier: 329

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lyman County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 47 4 rooms: 114 5 rooms: 262 6 rooms: 186 7 rooms: 139 8 rooms: 108 9+ rooms: 87

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lyman County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 46 3 rooms: 81 4 rooms: 74 5 rooms: 111 6 rooms: 60 7 rooms: 31 8 rooms: 9 9+ rooms: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lyman County:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 56 2 bedrooms: 220 3 bedrooms: 454 4 bedrooms: 163 5+ bedrooms: 58

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lyman County:
	no bedroom: 30 1 bedroom: 91 2 bedrooms: 128 3 bedrooms: 139 4 bedrooms: 40 5+ bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Lyman County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 27 1 vehicle: 222 2 vehicles: 354 3 vehicles: 226 4 vehicles: 93 5+ vehicles: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in Lyman County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 84 1 vehicle: 161 2 vehicles: 151 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 10 5+ vehicles: 8

66% of Lyman County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in South Dakota.

Lyman County:	65.8%
State average:	56.2%

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

This state: 3256
Northeast: 17
Midwest: 334
South: 90
West: 156

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%) Electricity (24%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Utility gas (1%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Utility gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	3.4%
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: 4

Here:	4.2%
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.)

Lyman County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $90,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $783,000
Financial Administration: $306,000

Police Protection: $199,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $145,000

General Public Buildings: $133,000

Central Staff Services: $123,000

Health Services - Other: $117,000

Natural Resources - Other: $66,000

Fire Protection: $39,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $143,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $37,000
Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $116,000
Interest Earnings: $58,000

General Revenue, NEC: $37,000

Rents: $16,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,836,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $387,000
Health & Hospitals: $12,000

General Support: $9,000
Tax - Property: $1,009,000
NEC: $13,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $820,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Lyman County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)