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Pierre, SD

13,948 Population
13 square miles 1,070.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 40.2 ±0.8
  • a little higher than the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,990 ±$3,445 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: $41,535 ±$2,343
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,672 ±$7,218 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: $81,645 ±$6,778
  • a little higher than the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.1% ±2.5% (1,315  ±332) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 8.5% † 1,692 (±2% / ±394)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

13.3 minutes ±2 (88,455  ±14,140) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 15.2 † 150,930 (±1.5 / ±16,305)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,864 ±197 Number of households
  • the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 8,543 ±243
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (12,988  ±49) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 2.3 19,719 (±0.1 / ±36)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4% ±2.5% (134  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 4.1% † 183 (±2% / ±89)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,399 ±129 Number of housing units
  • the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 9,539 ±106
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$230,700 ±$13,998 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: $237,100 ±$15,043
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14% ±3.2% (1,945  ±448.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 12.2% † 2,497 (±2.4% / ±491.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97% ±6.9% (9,508  ±705.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 96.4% 13,979 (±5.5% / ±813.5)
  • 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)
39% ±4.4% (3,823  ±434.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 37.4% 5,427 (±3.5% / ±510)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

1.4% ±0.9% (196  ±127) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 1.2% 239
  • about one-third of the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.9% ±2.1% (1,068  ±228) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Pierre, SD Micro Area: 8.7% † 1,363 (±1.5% / ±242)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,068 Total veterans ±228 998 Male ±217 70 Female ±53

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