Lincoln County vs. Clay County

	Lincoln County (SD)	Clay County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	58,807	14,041
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	31.2%	1.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	44,823	13,868
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	44,828	13,864
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.3%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.0%	17.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.9%	12.2%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.0%
White alone, percent	94.6%	88.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	4.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.8%	86.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,034	879
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.5%	3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,099	6,030
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.5%	51.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$218,400	$157,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,526	$1,293
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$530	$466
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$928	$741
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.7%	32.5%
Building permits, 2018	202	273
Households, 2014-2018	19,294	5,223
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.82	2.24
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	64.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.1%	5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.5%	94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.5%	87.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.8%	95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	39.4%	48.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.0%	10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	75.8%	69.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.6%	67.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	232,172	50,508
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	667,590	30,151
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	490,576	122,821
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,158	$8,692
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.2	14.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$81,422	$43,189
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,797	$26,230
Persons in poverty, percent	4.4%	19.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,674	308
Total employment, 2017	19,756	3,606
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	914,495	93,427
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	24.9%	3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,144	872
All firms, 2012	4,919	915
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,568	397
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,477	298
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,614	840
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	476	113
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,096	635
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	77.7	33.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	577.28	412.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lincoln county (SD) and Clay county (SD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.