Hamlin County, South Dakota

• White (non-Hispanic) 5,810 91.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 375 5.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 9 0.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 17 0.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 141 2.2%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 11 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 10 0.2%

• Under 18 2,111 33.1%
• 18–24 576 9.0%
• 25–44 1,440 22.6%
• 45–64 1,335 20.9%
• 65 and over 911 14.3%

Median household income

$80,325

90% interval $73,534–$87,116

+$2,831 vs SD · 11th of 66

Below poverty line

8.2%

90% interval 6.4%–10.0%

−2.3 pp vs SD · 60th of 66

Unemployment (12-mo)

1.9%

−0.3 pp vs. state

County GDP

$424.8M

0.55% of state

Avg. annual pay

$58,566

Establishments

290

• Construction 540 20.0%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 437 16.2%
• Professional & business services 131 4.8%
• Education & health services 122 4.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 108 4.0%
• Public administration 9 0.3%

The sectors listed cover 49.8% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

82.0%

+13.4 pp vs SD · 9th of 66

Median gross rent

$800

−$146 vs SD · 26th of 66

Owner-occupied

1,799

Renter-occupied

395

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 41% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Construction, $68,749/yr) pays 5.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $13,697/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 9.3 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 2,560 79.4%
• Democratic 610 18.9%
• Other / third-party 56 1.7%

• Spanish 271 4.7%
• German or other West Germanic 37 0.6%

Households

2,194

Family households

1,642

74.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

696

42.4% of families

Single-mother families

58

3.5% of families

Veterans

254

6% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 863 14.0%
• Catholic 367 6.0%
• Evangelical Protestant 232 3.8%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

Health insured

92.3%

±1.8 pp

Uninsured

7.7%

±1.8 pp

34th of 66

With a disability

7.5%

±0.9 pp

64th of 66

Bachelor's or higher

24.5%

±2.9 pp

−7.4 pp vs SD · 37th of 66

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

10.2%

90% interval 9.0%–11.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

3rd Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

7 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal trial jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ujs.sd.gov directory + SDCL § 16-5-1. SD has 46 Circuit Court judges statewide (2025 UJS Guide to South Dakota Courts); the per-circuit figures shown are approximate (judges may sit by assignment across circuits). Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, small claims) are separately allocated and not counted here.)

Court seats

Brookings, Clark, Clear Lake, De Smet, Flandreau, Hayti, Howard, Huron, Madison, Milbank, Miller, Watertown, Wessington Springs, Woonsocket

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0