Lead, South Dakota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,998
Male Share of the Population	51.1%
Female Share of the Population	48.9%
Senior Citizens	21.8%
Employed Population 16+	1,442
Age of the Population	47

Families

% of people married	57.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	21.9%
Median Earnings25+	$31,269
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$15,602
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,873

Wealth

Median Family Income	$62,281
% Above Poverty Level	84%
% Below Poverty Level	16%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	14 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.8%
Median Gross Rent	$749
Median House Value	$118,800

Ancestry

German	33%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	21.1%
Irish	12.1%
Norwegian	11.8%
Dutch	7.9%
Swedish	7.3%
English	6.1%
French Except Basque	3.8%
Italian	2.5%
Polish	2.3%
Czech	1.7%
Portuguese	1.5%
Finnish	1.2%
Scottish	1%
Russian	0.9%
Welsh	0.4%
Danishn	0.4%
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Lead Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lawrence County
Standard Zip Codes	57754
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	44.35
Approximate Longitude	-103.76

Lead Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LEAD
Distance	0.2 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 33 F
Apr Temp	30 to 50 F
Jul Temp	54 to 77 F
Oct Temp	34 to 55 F
Annual Precip	29.8 inches

Station	FORT MEADE
Distance	14.6 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 36 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	58 to 86 F
Oct Temp	36 to 62 F
Annual Precip	21.4 inches

Station	RAPID CITY 4 NW
Distance	28.9 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 34 F
Apr Temp	31 to 55 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	34 to 61 F
Annual Precip	18.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Belle Fourche	5,610	$44,655
Central City	131	$56,875
Deadwood	1,463	$63,882
Spearfish	11,393	$76,437
Sturgis	6,772	$66,528
Whitewood	1,051	$75,909

Lead Public Libraries

Phoebe Apperson Hearst Free Library
315 WEST MAIN
Lead, South Dakota
(605) 584-2013

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Lead Public Schools

Lead-deadwood High School - 01
320 S Main St
ZIP: 57754
(605) 717-3899
High
Total Enrollment 210

Lead-deadwood Middle School - 02
234 S Main St
ZIP: 57754
(605) 717-3898
Middle
Total Enrollment 154

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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