Lemmon, SD Population

Overview

1,252

Total Population

48.8

Median age

51.84%

Female population %

92.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

78.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

Lemmon's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lemmon is 48.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lemmon's population under 18 was 17.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lemmon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lemmon, 15.18% were under the age of 15, 17.81% aged 15 to 29, 38.18% aged 30 to 64, 19.09% aged 65 to 84, and 9.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 more females than males in Lemmon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.84% females and 48.16% males in Lemmon, SD.
The Lemmon, SD gender ratio is 92.9:100 i.e. 92.9 men to 100 women (0.929).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 54.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 83.

Lemmon's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lemmon population: 91.85% are White, 6.71% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.64% are some other race and 0.80% are multiracial.
Lemmon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,25 (99.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lemmon is White with a population of 1,15 (91.85% of the total population).

Lemmon's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,381 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lemmon's population decreased by 148 (10.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lemmon's population decreased by 72 (5.84%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lemmon's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,144.