Lincoln County, SD Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Lincoln county south dakota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,784 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 504 | 7.4 |
| Kindergarten | 488 | 7.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,186 | 47.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,612 | 23.8 |
| College or graduate school | 994 | 14.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 15,093 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 683 | 4.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 910 | 6.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,654 | 30.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,532 | 23.4 |
| Associate degree | 1,466 | 9.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,905 | 19.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 943 | 6.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 25.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 18,176 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 3,843 | 21.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 12,257 | 67.4 |
| Separated | 97 | 0.5 |
| Widowed | 808 | 4.4 |
Female | 707 | 3.9 |
| Divorced | 1,171 | 6.4 |
Female | 580 | 3.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 148 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 53 | 35.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,940 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,282 | 13.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,977 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 266 | 4.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 13,684 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,411 | 10.3 |
Percent employed | 75.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 12,273 | 89.7 |
Percent employed | 88.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,279 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 842 | 36.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 22,198 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 11,791 | 53.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 10,299 | 46.4 |
Same county | 2,544 | 11.5 |
Different county | 7,755 | 34.9 |
Same state | 5,555 | 25.0 |
Different state | 2,200 | 9.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 108 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 24,131 | 100.0 |
| Native | 23,860 | 98.9 |
Born in United States | 23,726 | 98.3 |
State of residence | 16,597 | 68.8 |
Different state | 7,129 | 29.5 |
Born outside United States | 134 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 271 | 1.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 124 | 0.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 117 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 154 | 0.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 271 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 124 | 45.8 |
| Asia | 79 | 29.2 |
| Africa | 32 | 11.8 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 27 | 10.0 |
| Northern America | 9 | 3.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 22,198 | 100.0 |
| English only | 21,458 | 96.7 |
| Language other than English | 740 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 256 | 1.2 |
Spanish | 223 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 69 | 0.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 406 | 1.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 132 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 53 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 32 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 24,131 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 30,232 | 125.3 |
| Arab | 27 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 322 | 1.3 |
| Danish | 798 | 3.3 |
| Dutch | 2,046 | 8.5 |
| English | 1,522 | 6.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 722 | 3.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 114 | 0.5 |
| German | 11,154 | 46.2 |
| Greek | 41 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 17 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 2,872 | 11.9 |
| Italian | 161 | 0.7 |
| Lithuanian | 13 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 5,820 | 24.1 |
| Polish | 244 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 120 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 190 | 0.8 |
| Scottish | 164 | 0.7 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 51 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 1,211 | 5.0 |
| Swiss | 188 | 0.8 |
| Ukrainian | 31 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 891 | 3.7 |
| Welsh | 159 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 2 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 1,352 | 5.6 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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