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Elk Point, SD

2,537 Population
1.5 square miles 1,638.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±5.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 36.2 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,133 ±$3,878 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: $37,232 ±$965
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$90,473 ±$12,404 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: $75,192 ±$2,368
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.5% ±5.5% (210  ±137) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 12.7% 17,919 (±1% / ±1,405)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.9 minutes ±1.4 (25,035  ±4,639) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 17.4 1,167,150 (±0.6 / ±45,560)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

968 ±115 Number of households
  • the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 55,468 ±459
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.4 (2,472  ±250) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 2.6 141,535 (±0 / ±120)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.3% ±6.4% (55  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 6.3% † 2,061 (±1.1% / ±356)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,021 ±118 Number of housing units
  • the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 58,784 ±103
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$248,500 ±$20,334 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: $193,100 ±$4,447
  • a little less than the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.8% ±3.9% (119  ±97) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 9.5% 13,583 (±0.9% / ±1,245.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.3% ±6.7% (1,602  ±209.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 87.4% 81,223 (±2% / ±1,865.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29.4% ±5.9% (489  ±111.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 24.6% 22,824 (±1.1% / ±1,032.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.7% ±0.8% (18  ±20) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 11.8% 17,033
  • about one-fifth of the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.5% ±2.9% (185  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 5.7% 6,069 (±0.5% / ±492)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
185 Total veterans ±55 166 Male ±50 19 Female ±23

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