South Dakota · Census place 36340
Lemmon city, SD
Quick answer
Lemmon city has 1,214 residents, ranking #68 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $42,461, the median home is worth $79,700 and median gross rent runs $631 a month.
- Population
- 1,214Lemmon city residents
- Median household income
- $42,461Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $79,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $631Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lemmon city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lemmon city median would spend about 17.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.7% of residents and 78.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in South Dakota.
- Platte city 1,310
- Parker city 1,247
- Crooks city 1,216
- Tyndall city 1,206
- Salem city 1,201
- Clark city 1,181
- Garretson city 1,166
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