Lake City, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

329%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lake City	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$32,973	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$84,679	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$84,749	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,980	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$72,990	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	21.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lake City is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lake City is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lake City is 329% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Lake City is 8% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,447 $84,679 $169,358

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Lake City median earnings by income bracket

Lake City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	33.3%	33.3%
Manufacturing sector	14.3%	14.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.0%	19.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	28.6%	28.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Eden, SD	145	$369,676	354.5%
Veblen, SD	567	$65,361	19.6%
Long Hollow, SD	411	$14,149	82.6%
Kidder, SD	0	$0	100.0%
Lake City, SD	74	$84,679	4.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Blaine, AR	74	$0	100.0%
Seba Dalkai, AZ	74	$74,435	8.5%
Sattley, CA	74	$0	100.0%
Smeltertown, CO	74	$0	100.0%
High Amana, IA	74	$0	100.0%
Lake City, SD	74	$84,679	4.1%

Source: The Lake City, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.