Lyman County, South Dakota
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3,694 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3,694 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 3,714 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -0.5% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 3,718 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 3,755 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 8.2% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 27.7% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.6% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 48.6% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 51.4% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 0.3% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 43.6% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 0.6% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 4.0% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 2.5% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 50.2% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 137 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 0.6% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1,567 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 69.9% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $165,800 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,396 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $597 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $651 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 7 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 1,188 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 3.07 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 94.0% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 3.7% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 89.1% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 82.4% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 89.4% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 24.5% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 8.5% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.9% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 57.0% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 53.7% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 16,052 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 583 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) D 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 90,468 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $24,418 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 15.8 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $67,143 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $37,079 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 21.4% 10.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 87 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 621 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 20,801 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 1.8% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 212 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 54 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 8 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2.3 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 2.3 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 1,642.29 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,641.94 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 46085 1