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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 13218 |1890= 11673 |1900= 17897 |1910= 19694 |1920= 13029 |1930= 13920 |1940= 19093 |1950= 16648 |1960= 17075 |1970= 17453 |1980= 18339 |1990= 20655 |2000= 21802 |2010= 24097 |2020= 25768 |estyear=2024 |estimate=28809 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref><br>1790β1960<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref> 1900β1990<ref>{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}</ref><br>1990β2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> 2010β2020<ref name="QF"/> }} As of the third quarter of 2024, the median home value in Lawrence County was $322,680.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Median Home Price|url=https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment|publisher=[[National Association of Realtors]]|access-date=March 16, 2025}}</ref> As of the 2023 [[American Community Survey]], there are 11,812 estimated households in Lawrence County with an average of 2.16 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $66,766. Approximately 11.1% of the county's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Lawrence County has an estimated 64.7% employment rate, with 34.1% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 95.4% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Lawrence County, South Dakota |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lawrencecountysouthdakota/PST045224 |access-date=March 16, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (95.3%), Spanish (2.3%), Indo-European (1.2%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.7%), and Other (0.5%). The median age in the county was 43.8 years. '''Lawrence County, South Dakota β racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small> ! Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Lawrence County, South Dakota β Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s46/c81/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 1990<ref name=1990CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Lawrence County, South Dakota β Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s46/c81/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=March 16, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Lawrence County, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US46081 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 16, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Lawrence County, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US46081&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 16, 2025}}</ref> !! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Lawrence County, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US46081&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 16, 2025}}</ref> |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) | 17,734<br>(96.70%) || 19,726<br>(95.50%) || 20,631<br>(94.63%) || 22,349<br>(92.75%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |22,935<br>(89.01%) |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) | 27<br>(0.15%) || 29<br>(0.14%) || 45<br>(0.21%) || 87<br>(0.36%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |128<br>(0.50%) |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) | 331<br>(1.80%) || 514<br>(2.49%) || 454<br>(2.08%) || 457<br>(1.90%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |486<br>(1.89%) |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) | 29<br>(0.16%) || 56<br>(0.27%) || 70<br>(0.32%) || 157<br>(0.65%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |196<br>(0.76%) |- | [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) | β || β || 11<br>(0.05%) || 6<br>(0.02%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |18<br>(0.07%) |- | [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) | 21<br>(0.11%) || 3<br>(0.01%) || 2<br>(0.01%) || 10<br>(0.04%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |51<br>(0.20%) |- | [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH) | β || β || 193<br>(0.89%) || 419<br>(1.74%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |1,032<br>(4.00%) |- | [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) | 197<br>(1.07%) || 327<br>(1.58%) || 396<br>(1.82%) || 612<br>(2.54%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |922<br>(3.58%) |- | '''Total''' | '''18,339<br>(100.00%)''' || '''20,655<br>(100.00%)''' || '''21,802<br>(100.00%)''' || '''24,097<br>(100.00%)''' || style='background: #ffffe6; |'''25,768<br>(100.00%)''' |} ===2020 census=== As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 25,768 people, 11,444 households, and 6,689 families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Lawrence%20County,%20South%20Dakota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=March 16, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|32.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 14,163 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 90.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.76% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.73% from some other races and 5.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 3.58% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Lawrence County, South Dakota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/lawrence-county-south-dakota/050-46081/ |access-date=March 16, 2025 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> Of the 11,444 households, 13.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 25.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.2% were non-families. 45.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.84. ===2010 census=== As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 24,097 people, 10,536 households, and 6,181 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|30.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 12,756 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 94.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.66% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.49% from some other races and 2.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 2.54% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 44.5% were [[Germans|German]], 13.7% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 13.4% were [[English people|English]], 11.4% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], and 4.4% were [[Americans|American]]. Of the 10,536 households, 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 41.3% were non-families, and 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 41.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $42,356 and the median income for a family was $60,209. Males had a median income of $38,933 versus $28,649 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,465. About 8.4% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
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