| | People QuickFacts | Lawrence County | South Dakota |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 24,397 | 833,354 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 24,097 | 814,180 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.2% | 2.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 24,097 | 814,180 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.5% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.1% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.7% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.3% | 49.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 94.2% | 86.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 1.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.3% | 8.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.7% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 92.0% | 84.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 84.1% | 84.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.4% | 2.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.4% | 6.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 92.7% | 89.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 31.2% | 25.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,578 | 71,125 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 18.0 | 16.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 12,956 | 366,540 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 65.5% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.9% | 18.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $163,700 | $127,000 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 10,715 | 318,466 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.10 | 2.43 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,994 | $24,925 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $45,137 | $48,010 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.1% | 13.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lawrence County | South Dakota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 968 | 25,6221 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 10,203 | 329,1631 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 19.6 | 7.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,189 | 60,211 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,633 | 76,997 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.6% | 2.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.3% | 22.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 13,051,128 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 11,400,476 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 435,072 | 12,266,218 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $18,679 | $15,390 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 221,659 | 1,622,751 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 108 | 2,813 |