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Lyon TownshipPlummer Township

People

Population 58Highest 15Lowest

Median age 59.2±0.5Highest 56% above SD 40.1±53.5Lowest 6% above SD

Lyon Township and Plummer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 46.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2%

Plummer Township and Lyon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 20.7%±52.4Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%

Lyon Township and Plummer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.4 SD: 5% 0%±94.3 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,909±$9k 6% below SD —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1943 37 yrs older than SD —

Getting to work

Work from home 0%±26.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 37.5%±35.3Highest SD: 9.7%

Plummer Township and Lyon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 miLowest 46.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (18%)Chester Township (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plummer TownshipFew work in Lyon Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 26.8%Highest 22%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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