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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,240 (1.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.
Cities in this county include: Madison
, Ramona
, Wentworth
, Nunda
.
Neighboring
counties: Brookings County
, Kingsbury County
, McCook County
, Miner County
, Minnehaha County
, Moody County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lake County: Graceville
Colony
(A),
Camp Lakodia
(B),
Nunda Township Hall
(C)
Churches in Lake County include: Ash
Grove Church
(A),
Lake Madison Church
(B),
Saint Peters Church
(C),
Saint Johns Church
(D)
Cemeteries: West
Lake Cemetery
(1),
Winfred Cemetery
(2),
Ash Grove Cemetery
(3),
Olson Cemetery
(4),
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5),
Prairie Queen Cemetery
(6),
Prospect Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Buffalo
Slough
(A),
George, Lake
(B),
Brant Lake
(C),
Long Lake
(D),
Gilman Lake
(E),
Bourne Slough
(F),
Mud Lake
(G),
Madison, Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Negro
Creek
(A),
Buffalo Creek
(B),
Wolf Drain
(C),
Park Creek
(D)
Parks in Lake County include: Wentworth
Roadside Park
(1),
Buffalo Slough State Game Refuge
(2),
Lake Herman State Park
(3),
Saint Thomas Recreation Area
(4)
Post office: Russell
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.1% | | South
Dakota: |
2.7% |
Current college students: 1,213
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 100 (63% naturalized citizens)
| Lake
County: |
0.9% | | Whole
state: | 1.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 46
- 1990
to 1994: 16
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 12
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 26
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Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,954
- One,
attached: 89
- Two:
83
- 3
or 4: 155
- 5
to 9: 192
- 10
to 19: 88
- 20
or more: 198
- Mobile
homes: 521
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 1,303 (165 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 935 Agriculture
in Lake County
Average size of farms: 634 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $129664
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $158.94
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.91%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.62%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $106542
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 70.00%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.52%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $111814
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.45%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.20
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.50%
Corn for grain: 85810 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4614 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 101599 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 5 acresLake
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 4.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Educational
services (8%)
- Machinery
(6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Building
material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Transportation
equipment (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Farmers
and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (4%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(37%)
- Japan
(12%)
- Taiwan
(10%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Korea
(9%)
- Indonesia
(7%)
- Canada
(7%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Lake County:
|
- German
(41%)
- Norwegian
(20%)
- United
States or American (7%)
- Irish
(7%)
- English
(4%)
- Dutch
(3%)
- Swedish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,451 (76%)
- Carpooled:
734 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle:
21 (0%)
- Walked:
298 (5%)
- Other
means: 10 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 327 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Lake County, South Dakota
- 559
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 138
people in nursing homes
- 32
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,436.
7.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,346 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.95% | | South
Dakota average: | 8.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.91% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($19,364 average AGI)
3.05% relocated from other states ($18,978 average AGI)
| Lake
County: |
3.05% | | South
Dakota average: | 3.82% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Minnehaha County, SD
|
1.93% ($29,295 average AGI) |
| from
Brookings County, SD
|
0.47% ($21,895) |
| from
Moody County, SD
|
0.27% ($25,545) |
| from
McCook County, SD
|
0.25% ($33,200) |
8.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,395 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.32% | | South
Dakota average: | 8.34% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.55% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($19,914 average AGI)
2.76% relocated to other states ($9,481 average AGI)
| Lake
County: |
2.76% | | South
Dakota average: | 3.78% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Minnehaha County, SD
|
2.67% ($24,954 average AGI) |
| to
Brookings County, SD
|
0.62% ($20,680) |
| to
Lincoln County, SD
|
0.49% ($72,100) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3
Births
per 1000 population in Lake County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Lake County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Lake County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,005 (1,811 aged, 194 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 10,541
- In
family households: 8,660 (2,402 male householders, 437 female householders)
2,461
spouses, 3,118 children (2,884 natural, 122 adopted, 112 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 53 other relatives, 116 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,881 (703 male householders (550 living alone)), 827 female householders (724 living alone)), 351 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 735 (169 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,430 2-persons, 496 3-persons, 534 4-persons, 243 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,274 1-person, 198 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
2,161 married couples with children.
413 single-parent households (107 men, 306 women).
95.2% of residents of Lake County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 15% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $76,987,000 ($7055 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,683,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $27,184,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,617,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,870,000
Federal grants: $19,941,000
Federal procurement contracts: $585,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,789,000 ($2,555,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,140,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,751,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,545,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 592
| Here: |
54 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 557
| Here: |
50 per 1000 residents | | State: |
48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +15
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +5
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -273
| Here: |
-25 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-1 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Lake County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.90 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 119
- 1995
to 1998: 295
- 1990
to 1994: 295
- 1980
to 1989: 493
- 1970
to 1979: 833
- 1960
to 1969: 467
- 1950
to 1959: 505
- 1940
to 1949: 386
- 1939
or earlier: 1,889
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, South Dakota: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 9
- 3
rooms: 59
- 4
rooms: 264
- 5
rooms: 594
- 6
rooms: 719
- 7
rooms: 605
- 8
rooms: 481
- 9
or more rooms: 351
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, South Dakota: |
- 1
room: 16
- 2
rooms: 142
- 3
rooms: 148
- 4
rooms: 334
- 5
rooms: 272
- 6
rooms: 139
- 7
rooms: 98
- 8
rooms: 46
- 9
or more rooms: 95
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake County:
|
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 71
- 2
bedrooms: 743
- 3
bedrooms: 1,389
- 4
bedrooms: 728
- 5
or more bedrooms: 151
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County:
|
- no
bedroom: 23
- 1
bedroom: 341
- 2
bedrooms: 475
- 3
bedrooms: 314
- 4
bedrooms: 109
- 5
or more bedrooms: 28
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 38
- 1
vehicle: 647
- 2
vehicles: 1,361
- 3
vehicles: 645
- 4
vehicles: 274
- 5
or more vehicles: 117
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Lake County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 123
- 1
vehicle: 594
- 2
vehicles: 415
- 3
vehicles: 85
- 4
vehicles: 64
- 5
or more vehicles: 9
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58% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in South Dakota.
| Lake
County: |
58.3% | | State
average: |
56.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 8509
- Northeast:
152
- Midwest:
1690
- South:
363
- West:
406
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (53%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Electricity
(13%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (42%)
- Electricity
(40%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 102
| Here: |
8.5% | | South
Dakota: |
8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: |
0.0% | | South
Dakota: |
5.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 27
| Here: |
2.4% | | South
Dakota: | 17.8% |
Lake
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $229,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,268,000
Police Protection: $478,000
Financial Administration: $395,000
Central Staff Services: $242,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $219,000
General Public Buildings: $207,000
Corrections - Other: $194,000
Health Services - Other: $120,000
Natural Resources - Other: $73,000
Welfare - Other: $64,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $54,000
General - Other: $20,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $22,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - General: $14,000
Regular Highways: $12,000
Judicial and Legal: $5,000
Health: $2,000
Welfare: $2,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $87,000
General Support: $4,000
Highways: $4,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $31,000
General Revenue, NEC: $25,000
Rents: $19,000
Property Sale Other: $17,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $95,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $900,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $453,000
All Other: $81,000
General Support: $55,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,260,000
Motor Vehicle License: $346,000
NEC: $30,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,396,000
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