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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lead is $21,374, which is lower than the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lead median household income is $41,087, which has grown by 39.35% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 42.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lead residents spend 14.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #228

Lead, SD	21,374 USD
South Dakota	26,311 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lead, SD	27,169 USD
South Dakota	27,734 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lead, SD	32,100 USD
South Dakota	33,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lead, SD	22,444 USD
South Dakota	23,365 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #191

Lead, SD	41,087 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lead, SD	46,244 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #169

Lead, SD	39.35%
South Dakota	42.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lead, SD		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.52%	$10,417, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.11%	$15,634, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.92%	$3,036, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.49%	$15,227, see rank	14.40%	$20,930	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lead, SD	44,476 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lead, SD	51,590 USD
South Dakota	78,762 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lead, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$41,336, see rank	$52,535	$56,900
Hispanic	$60,690, see rank	$38,767	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lead, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$11,712, see rank	$27,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$43,846, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,837, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$22,434, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lead, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,488, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	1,212, 48.71%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	815, 67.24%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.91%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	804, 66.34%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	739, 91.92%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	65, 8.08%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	397, 32.76%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	1,276, 51.29%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	717, 56.19%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	717, 56.19%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	670, 93.44%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	47, 6.56%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	559, 43.81%, see rank	35.08%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lead, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,307, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,042, 79.72%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	190, 14.54%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	35, 2.68%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 0.69%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	31, 2.37%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lead, SD	14.6 minutes
South Dakota	16.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lead, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,409	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	739, 52.45%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	101, 13.67%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	222, 30.04%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	91, 12.31%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 2.71%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	108, 14.61%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	149, 20.16%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	670, 47.55%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	257, 38.36%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	190, 28.36%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	223, 33.28%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.69%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lead, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,409, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	77, 5.46%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	94, 6.67%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	38, 2.70%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	70, 4.97%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	82, 5.82%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	23, 1.63%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	93, 6.60%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	52, 3.69%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	275, 19.52%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	560, 39.74%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	45, 3.19%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lead, SD	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	422	13.69%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	153	14.85%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.