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12.8% of Lead, SD residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 2.6% greater than the poverty level of 12.5% across the entire state of South Dakota. 11.9% of high school graduates and 10.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 7.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 13.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lead, SD
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lead:
12.8%
Whole state:
12.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lead:
4.6%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lead:
7.8%
South Dakota:
20.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 23.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lead:
13.3%
South Dakota:
21.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
13.3%
Poverty by age in Lead, SD
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lead,SD (percentage below poverty level)
41.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
10.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
13.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
10.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lead,SD (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
70.7%18 to 24 years
9.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
39.6%45 to 54 years
9.7%55 to 64 years
11.2%65 to 74 years
60.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lead,SD (% below half of poverty level)
14.3%Under 6 years
7.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
25.2%18 to 24 years
2.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
15.7%45 to 54 years
2.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
1.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lead, SD
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lead, SD (%)
14.3%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lead, SD (absolute numbers)
419White
13.1%Below poverty level
86.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lead, SD
Children below poverty level:
Lead, South Dakota:
11.6%
State:
14.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lead:
11.9%
South Dakota:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lead:
10.5%
South Dakota:
28.1%
76.9%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
23.1%Female, no husband present
5.9%Worked full-time, year-round
19.9%Worked part-time
74.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
6.7%1980 to 1989
18.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
2.2%1950 to 1959
6.7%1940 to 1949
66.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.3%1995 to 1998
2.8%1990 to 1994
3.6%1980 to 1989
5.4%1970 to 1979
2.6%1960 to 1969
5.3%1950 to 1959
8.2%1940 to 1949
65.8%1939 or earlier
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