COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hamlin County

South Dakota · 4,974 residents · 507 sq mi

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Hamlin County is home to 4,974 people in South Dakota. Median home value sits at $22,300. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. At a median age of 37.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $215 a month. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,974

−10%vs 2000

vs 5,540 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.7

−1%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

507 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(343)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(447)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(419)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(337)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(187)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.6%(577)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(587)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(449)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(502)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(577)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(397)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.1%(152)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,949

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,851 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,086

−46%vs 2000

vs $16,982 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.3%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$22,300

−45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$215

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $329 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.8%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

22.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(5,428)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(35)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(4,917)

Black0.2%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(33)

Asian0.4%(22)

Other0.5%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American3.3%(210)

Mexican1.9%(123)

Nicaraguan1.6%(100)

Honduran1.1%(67)

Salvadoran0.4%(24)

Guatemalan0.3%(19)

Puerto Rican0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(8)

Thai0.1%(5)

Vietnamese0.1%(4)

Filipino0%(1)

Ancestry

German27.8%(1,772)

Norwegian14%(892)

Finnish8.8%(564)

Dutch6.3%(400)

Irish5.2%(334)

English5.2%(329)

American4.7%(298)

Swedish2.3%(149)

Danish1.7%(109)

French1.7%(109)

Czech0.5%(35)

Polish0.5%(30)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.3%(22)

British0.3%(19)

Portuguese0.3%(19)

Italian0.3%(18)

Russian0.3%(17)

French Canadian0.2%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(14)

Swiss0.2%(12)

Austrian0.1%(7)

Hungarian0.1%(7)

Scottish0.1%(7)

Turkish0.1%(7)

Serbian0%(2)

Welsh0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Finnish population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.5%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.3 min

+106%vs 2000

vs 15.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.5%(655)

Married63.8%(1,520)

Widowed1.8%(42)

Divorced6.9%(164)

Women 15+

Never married19.1%(425)

Married63.7%(1,415)

Widowed7.1%(157)

Divorced10.1%(224)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.2%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.5%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 75.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)31.5%(80)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(54)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.3%(87)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11%(28)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 254 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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