What percentage of people rent in Lead, SD?

Name: Renters and owners in Lead, SD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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29.7% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Lead, SD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 399 renting households against 946 that own their home.

In Lead, the share of households that rent went from 37.5% in 2015–2019 to 29.7% in 2020–2024 (−7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.7% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 399 (±127)
Median renter income: $44,030 (±$6,964)

Who rents and who owns in Lead

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lead	Lawrence County	South Dakota	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.7% (±8.9 points)	34.9% (±3.1 points)	31.4% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	399 (±127)	4,208 (±435)	114,923 (±1,973)	45,017,354
Owning households	946 (±167)	7,846 (±381)	250,621 (±2,208)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,030 (±$6,964)	$45,875 (±$7,736)	$45,599 (±$1,257)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,857 (±$39,397)	$88,823 (±$4,974)	$92,702 (±$1,158)	$100,009

In Lead, the renter share is not measurably different from Lawrence County (34.9%).

It is not measurably different from South Dakota (31.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Lawrence County, Lead ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 256 of 1,152.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Lead has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	37.5% (±10.2 points)	29.7% (±8.9 points)	−7.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$707 (±$197)	$835 (±$81)	+18.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,500 (±$11,704)	$73,047 (±$33,268)	+53.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Lead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lead
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lead	—	29.7% (±8.9 points)	—
Central City	1.1 mi	4.8% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Deadwood	3.3 mi	44.1% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Whitewood	9.9 mi	17.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Spearfish	9.9 mi	50.4% (±4.1 points)	Higher
North Spearfish	13 mi	21.9% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sturgis	14 mi	33.1% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
St. Onge Township	14 mi	0.0% (±13.4 points)	Lower
Piedmont	21 mi	13.1% (±7.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Central City, SD (4.8%), St. Onge Township, SD (0.0%), Piedmont, SD (13.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Spearfish, SD (50.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Spearfish	50.4% (±4.1 points)
2	Deadwood	44.1% (±12.5 points)
3	Lead	29.7% (±8.9 points)
4	North Spearfish	21.9% (±12.6 points)
5	Whitewood	17.1% (±9.1 points)
6	Central City	4.8% (±9.7 points)
7	St. Onge Township	0.0% (±13.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lead

How many renters are there in Lead?

Lead has an estimated 399 (±127) renting households, 29.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lead?

In Lead, the share of households that rent went from 37.5% in 2015–2019 to 29.7% in 2020–2024 (−7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lead?

A renting household in Lead has 2.2 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lead?

The median renting household in Lead, SD has an income of $44,030 (±$6,964) a year, against $82,857 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lead city, South Dakota (place:36220, in state:46).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.