Lemmon

Population: 1,214
Median household income: $42,461
Median home value: $79,700

Lemmon is a community in Perkins County, South Dakota, home to 1,214 residents. Its median household income of $42,461 runs below the Perkins County figure of $65,455.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lemmon's population declined 2.0% from 1,239 to 1,214, while its median home value rose 19.5% from $66,700 to $79,700.

The median resident is 45.7 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 19.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,214
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $42,461
Median home value: $79,700
Median gross rent: $631
Housing units: 688
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2391,214

Median household income

$46,964$42,461

Median home value

$66,700$79,700

Median gross rent

$586$631

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,239	$46,964	$66,700	$586
2020	1,288	$49,479	$73,700	$577
2021	1,252	$41,875	$69,900	$606
2022	1,118	$38,125	$76,900	$669
2023	1,214	$42,461	$79,700	$631

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over19.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	3.3%
5 to 17	202	16.6%
18 to 24	68	5.6%
25 to 34	139	11.4%
35 to 44	152	12.5%
45 to 54	95	7.8%
55 to 64	145	11.9%
65 to 74	140	11.5%
75 and over	233	19.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,106	91.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64	5.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.5%
Two or more races	23	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	96	10.6%
High school graduate	346	38.3%
Some college or associate's	279	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	101	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	82	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	447	77.7%
Carpooled	55	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	3.0%
Bicycle	5	0.9%
Worked from home	51	8.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	445	84.9%
15 to 29 min	48	9.2%
30 to 44 min	12	2.3%
45 to 59 min	12	2.3%
60+ min	7	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 19.7% (230 of 1,169)

	Count	Share
Family households	293	57.3%
Nonfamily households	218	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	511	74.3%
Vacant	177	25.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	402	78.7%
Renter-occupied	109	21.3%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	515	74.9%
1-unit, attached	14	2.0%
2 to 4 units	17	2.5%
5 to 19 units	44	6.4%
20 or more units	18	2.6%
Mobile home & other	80	11.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4636340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.9383, -102.1598