Meade County vs. Lawrence County

	Meade County (SD)	Lawrence County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,294	25,741
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	6.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	25,443	24,090
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	25,434	24,097
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.8%	17.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.3%	21.8%
Female persons, percent	48.0%	50.0%
White alone, percent	90.5%	93.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.0%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.0%	2.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.5%	3.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.0%	90.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,710	2,138
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,265	14,208
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.8%	65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$180,500	$203,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,445	$1,433
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$497	$498
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$860	$733
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.6%	21.2%
Building permits, 2018	148	208
Households, 2014-2018	10,912	11,022
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.44	2.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.8%	79.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.2%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	82.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.5%	93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.2%	34.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.7%	10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.1%	9.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.5%	65.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.3%	63.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	43,592	197,149
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	211,042	434,016
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,101	$17,790
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.9	17.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,218	$52,245
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,654	$31,744
Persons in poverty, percent	8.4%	12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	707	1,052
Total employment, 2017	5,399	9,796
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	246,767	311,831
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.7%	1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,335	2,524
All firms, 2012	2,569	3,407
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,210	1,668
Women-owned firms, 2012	823	965
Minority-owned firms, 2012	155	81
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,312	3,223
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	352	412
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,008	2,694
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.6%
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	0.0%	20.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	7.3	30.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	3,470.98	800.04

Source: United States Census Bureau

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