COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lincoln County

South Dakota · 15,427 residents · 577 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 15,427 people, Lincoln County is a county in South Dakota. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. There are 8,704 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $47,900. That is roughly 27% ahead of the South Dakota median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.2% of people here.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,427

−36%vs 2000

vs 24,131 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−2%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

577 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202471K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,238)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(1,432)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(1,391)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,017)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(622)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(2,506)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(2,511)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(1,337)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(1,154)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,111)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(817)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(291)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,543

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,338 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,246

−45%vs 2000

vs $22,304 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.2%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,900

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $103,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$284

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $559 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(23,470)

Black0.3%(78)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(169)

Asian0.5%(112)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(15,291)

Black0.2%(37)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(57)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other0.6%(85)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(1,429)

Central American0.5%(374)

Guatemalan0.3%(220)

Cuban0.1%(87)

Salvadoran0.1%(81)

Panamanian0.1%(67)

Puerto Rican0.1%(47)

South American0%(23)

Chilean0%(23)

Dominican0%(19)

Costa Rican0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(688)

Vietnamese0.3%(187)

Filipino0.2%(135)

Pakistani0.1%(55)

Japanese0.1%(54)

Korean0.1%(46)

Chinese0%(28)

Laotian0%(27)

Malaysian0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(55)

Ancestry

German35.8%(25,301)

Norwegian14.3%(10,097)

Irish9.2%(6,507)

English7.1%(4,994)

Dutch6.6%(4,642)

American5.1%(3,599)

Swedish3.6%(2,512)

Polish1.6%(1,162)

Danish1.6%(1,098)

Italian1.5%(1,061)

Ukrainian1.4%(989)

French1.4%(978)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1.3%(891)

Scottish0.9%(638)

Russian0.8%(580)

Subsaharan African0.6%(423)

Belgian0.4%(297)

Swiss0.3%(221)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(185)

Finnish0.3%(180)

Nigerian0.2%(170)

Greek0.2%(166)

French Canadian0.2%(154)

British0.2%(114)

Arab0.2%(112)

Portuguese0.1%(93)

Lebanese0.1%(81)

Serbian0.1%(78)

Slovak0.1%(75)

Ethiopian0.1%(75)

Austrian0.1%(72)

Welsh0.1%(69)

Armenian0.1%(66)

Romanian0.1%(37)

Croatian0%(31)

Hungarian0%(26)

Ghanaian0%(23)

West Indian0%(21)

Jamaican0%(21)

Latvian0%(14)

Syrian0%(13)

Canadian0%(7)

Lithuanian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.4%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.5%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.6 min

+106%vs 2000

vs 12.4 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 married30.4%(8,231)

Married61.2%(16,579)

Widowed2%(530)

Divorced6.5%(1,751)

Women 15+

Never married25%(7,006)

Married58.7%(16,458)

Widowed4.8%(1,336)

Divorced11.6%(3,240)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 5.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 72.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 85.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% 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)36.3%(1,157)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(709)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.7%(1,108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(72)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,191 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper