Kennebec

Population: 367
Median household income: $71,667
Median home value: $145,100

Kennebec is a community in Lyman County, South Dakota, home to 367 residents. Its median household income of $71,667 runs above the Lyman County figure of $61,169.

From 2019 to 2023, Kennebec's population grew 19.2% from 308 to 367, while its median home value rose 38.3% from $104,900 to $145,100.

23.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 367
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,667
Median home value: $145,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 162
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

308367

Median household income

$55,972$71,667

Median home value

$104,900$145,100

Median gross rent

$750$872

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	308	$55,972	$104,900	$750
2020	344	$64,063	$115,200	$786
2021	354	$67,125	$116,700	$775
2022	369	$70,972	$131,400	$872
2023	367	$71,667	$145,100	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1724.5%

18 to 240.8%

25 to 3421.8%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 541.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	8.4%
5 to 17	90	24.5%
18 to 24	3	0.8%
25 to 34	80	21.8%
35 to 44	48	13.1%
45 to 54	5	1.4%
55 to 64	45	12.3%
65 to 74	36	9.8%
75 and over	29	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	343	93.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	4.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate51.0%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	3.3%
High school graduate	124	51.0%
Some college or associate's	54	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	51	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 7 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	113	69.3%
Carpooled	5	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	10.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	17.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	120	88.9%
15 to 29 min	7	5.2%
30 to 44 min	5	3.7%
45 to 59 min	3	2.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 9.8% (36 of 367)

	Count	Share
Family households	93	60.4%
Nonfamily households	61	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	154	95.1%
Vacant	8	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	131	85.1%
Renter-occupied	23	14.9%

1-unit, detached90.1%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	146	90.1%
1-unit, attached	2	1.2%
2 to 4 units	10	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4633580
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.9035, -99.8620