Lemmon, SD (South Dakota) Houses and Residents

Back to: Lemmon, South Dakota main profile, South Dakota, South Dakota smaller cities, South Dakota small towns, South Dakota forum, All US cities.

Total population: 1,185 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,185 (6 farm, 1,179 nonfarm))

Lemmon, South Dakota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 782 (628 occupied: 444 owner occupied, 184 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	32%

Housing density: 771 houses/condos per square mile

Recent posts about housing in Lemmon, South Dakota on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:

	Any farmers markets or food co-ops near Lemmon? (12 replies)
	Lemmon, South Dakota (83 replies)
	Lemmon, SD? (4 replies)
	what's Lemmon like? (9 replies)
	Lemmon SD (2 replies)
	Lemmon, South Dakota (3 replies)

Median contract rent in 2007: $259 (lower quartile is $206, upper quartile is $335)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $269

Median gross rent in Lemmon, SD in 2007: $353

Housing units in Lemmon with a mortgage: 126 (2 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 233

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $48,849 (it was $28,700 in 2000)

Lemmon:	$48,849
South Dakota:	$118,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $23,557 - $94,471

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $63,861
Here: $63,861
State: $160,328

Mobile homes: $17,714
Here: $17,714
State: $34,151

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,360

In family households: 1,077 (288 male householders, 76 female householders)
302 spouses, 374 children (335 natural, 5 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 283 (113 male householders (102 living alone)), 154 female householders (149 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 59 (43 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 180 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 251 1-person, 14 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

236 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (18 men, 56 women).

96.9% of residents of Lemmon speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% speak English very well, 80% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English well, 46% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 27 (1.9%)
(14.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lemmon, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 88 5 rooms: 100 6 rooms: 82 7 rooms: 37 8 rooms: 52 9 or more rooms: 61

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lemmon, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 49 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 17
1990 to 1994: 18
1980 to 1989: 56
1970 to 1979: 166
1960 to 1969: 85
1950 to 1959: 124
1940 to 1949: 123
1939 or earlier: 191

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lemmon:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 144 3 bedrooms: 163 4 bedrooms: 75 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lemmon:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 74 2 bedrooms: 60 3 bedrooms: 32 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lemmon in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 143 2 vehicles: 175 3 vehicles: 80 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Lemmon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 48 1 vehicle: 91 2 vehicles: 34 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 2

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lemmon, SD:

Less than $10,000: 45
$10,000 to $14,999: 23
$15,000 to $19,999: 25
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 20
$35,000 to $39,999: 27
$40,000 to $49,999: 32
$50,000 to $59,999: 44
$60,000 to $69,999: 27
$70,000 to $79,999: 22
$80,000 to $89,999: 21
$90,000 to $99,999: 17
$100,000 to $124,999: 23
$125,000 to $149,999: 7
$150,000 to $174,999: 1
$175,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 to $249,999: 8
$250,000 to $299,999: 1
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Lemmon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lemmon:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 18
$200 to $249: 25
$250 to $299: 20
$300 to $349: 27
$350 to $399: 15
$400 to $449: 6
$450 to $499: 1
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 23

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Lemmon, SD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.7%
Number of people working at home: 16 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 182
5 to 9 minutes: 267
10 to 14 minutes: 71
15 to 19 minutes: 23
20 to 24 minutes: 4
25 to 29 minutes: 17
30 to 34 minutes: 12
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 6
45 to 59 minutes: 0
60 to 89 minutes: 18
90 or more minutes: 6

Lemmon mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 470 (76%)
Carpooled: 64 (10%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 69 (11%)
Worked at home: 16 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 99
$10,000 to $14,999: 59
$15,000 to $19,999: 71
$20,000 to $24,999: 57
$25,000 to $29,999: 59
$30,000 to $34,999: 47
$35,000 to $39,999: 24
$40,000 to $44,999: 64
$45,000 to $49,999: 28
$50,000 to $59,999: 46
$60,000 to $74,999: 34
$75,000 to $99,999: 11
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

German: 467

Norwegian: 191

United States or American: 72

English: 70

Irish: 64

Swedish: 47

Other groups: 42

Swiss: 15

Scotch-Irish: 11

Russian: 10

Scandinavian: 9

Danish: 8

Luxemburger: 7

Canadian: 7

Austrian: 6

Italian: 5

Polish: 5

Scottish: 5

European: 4

French (except Basque): 4

Yugoslavian: 4

French Canadian: 3

Welsh: 3

Croatian: 2

Belgian: 2

Celtic: 2

Dutch: 1

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

Canada (52%)
Japan (19%)
Other Northern Europe (15%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Korea (7%)

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

This state: 640
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 661
South: 14
West: 71

65% of Lemmon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in South Dakota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 76
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 3
High school graduate (or equivalency): 150
Less than 1 year of college: 32
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 56
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 32
Master's degree: 22
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 3
7th and 8th grade: 52
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 3
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 218
Less than 1 year of college: 40
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 70
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 65
Master's degree: 8
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 42.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,335
Black householders: $6,448
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,210
Asian householders: $23,820
Two or more races householders: $5,693

Lemmon household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lemmon household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Lemmon marital status for males

Lemmon marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $51,282
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $17,253
Asian householders: $43,933
Two or more races householders: $103,842

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 566
One, attached: 11
Two: 6
3 or 4: 32
5 to 9: 17
10 to 19: 39
20 to 49: 24
Mobile homes: 87

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,347

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lemmon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Electricity (8%) Coal or coke (3%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%) Electricity (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Coal or coke (10%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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: 2

Here:	25.0%
South Dakota:	17.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

Back to the top

Discuss this and other local issues on our hugely popular South Dakota forum.

Back to: Lemmon, SD (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), South Dakota, All US cities.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.