The Town Files

Perkins County, South Dakota

3,001 people. The median home is worth $114,600 (typical South Dakota town: $182,100) and the median household earns $66,908.

Towns in Perkins County

Towns in Perkins County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Lemmon1,160$86,200$50,14745.9

People and housing

Perkins CountyTypical South Dakota town
Median home value$114,600$182,100
Median rent$738$785
Median household income$66,908$66,086
Median age44.039.5
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%23.6%
Below the poverty line13.7%10.1%

Jobs and pay

1,119 jobs in 2024, average pay $41,738 a year.

Largest industries in Perkins CountyRetail132 jobs · $25,010Health care & social assistan…121 jobs · $37,859Wholesale trade116 jobs · $52,711Administrative & support90 jobs · $55,041Construction57 jobs · $55,340Finance & insurance44 jobs · $63,261
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Perkins County0%2%4%6%2000200420082012201620202023 2%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 948 storm events in Perkins County from 1996 to 2026.

Storm events in Perkins County by type since 1996Hail307Flood16Tornado13Blizzard28High Wind159Heavy Snow12Flash Flood14Winter Storm50Winter Weather30Cold/Wind Chill5
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Perkins County has been included in 21 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
April 5, 2020BiologicalDR-4527: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3475: Covid-19
June 7, 2019FloodDR-4440: Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding
February 1, 2017Severe StormDR-4298: Severe Winter Storm
July 28, 2014FloodDR-4186: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
November 8, 2013Severe StormDR-4155: Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).