Jury Pool Profile
Lyman County, South Dakota
Republican +39 (2024)
- Population
- 3,717
- Median household income
- $61,169
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 2,135 57.4%
- Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
- Asian alone 1 0.0%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,497 40.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 24 0.6%
- Two or more races 60 1.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 28 0.8%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 36
- Under 18 1,051 28.3%
- 18–24 342 9.2%
- 25–44 838 22.5%
- 45–64 817 22.0%
- 65 and over 669 18.0%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 2.4%
- +0.26 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $194.3M
- 0.25% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $37,710
- Establishments
- 143
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Public administration 336 24.5%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 289 21.1%
- Leisure & hospitality 239 17.5%
- Education & health services 208 15.2%
- Natural resources & mining 60 4.4%
- Construction 36 2.6%
- Financial activities 35 2.6%
- Professional & business services 19 1.4%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 72.2%
- Median gross rent
- $603
- Owner-occupied
- 856
- Renter-occupied
- 329
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 1,447 votes cast
- Republican 993 68.6%
- Democratic 422 29.2%
- Other / third-party 32 2.2%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
95.9% speak only English at home
- Other 79 2.3%
- Spanish 50 1.5%
- German 12 0.4%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 1,185
- Family households
- 750
- 63.3% of households
- Married w/ children
- 562
- Single-mother households
- 69
- Veterans
- 154
- 5.8% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
114.7% overall adherence rate
- Catholic 3,103 83.5%
- Mainline Protestant 915 24.6%
- Evangelical Protestant 238 6.4%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 8 0.2%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 78.4%
- With a disability
- 15.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 25.3%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Judges
- 2 (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
- Burke, Fort Pierre, Gettysburg, Highmore, Kadoka, Kennebec, Martin, Mission, Murdo, Onida, Philip, Pierre, White River, Winner
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 4
- 150.04 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 3
NHTSA FARS 2023