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Yankton, SD

15,540 Population
8.7 square miles 1,778.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 42.5 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,073 ±$5,336 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: $41,047 ±$3,858
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,804 ±$10,073 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: $72,821 ±$7,170
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.1% ±3.8% (2,034  ±544) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 11.9% † 2,600 (±2.6% / ±572)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

13.3 minutes ±1.6 (93,720  ±12,566) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 15.3 163,045 (±1.2 / ±14,104)
  • 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

6,638 ±263 Number of households
  • the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 9,695 ±258
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (14,186  ±101) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 2.2 21,521 (±0.1 / ±53)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.7% ±4.6% (246  ±149) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 8% † 350 (±3.6% / ±159)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,208 ±201 Number of housing units
  • the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 10,616 ±35
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$222,700 ±$17,274 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: $225,900 ±$15,221
  • 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

16.7% ±3.8% (2,579  ±579.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 13.8% † 3,215 (±2.6% / ±605.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.9% ±6.6% (9,983  ±740.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 93.7% 15,320 (±5% / ±838.7)
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
33.2% ±4.1% (3,525  ±444.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 31.4% 5,141 (±3% / ±496.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about 90 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

3.3% ±0.9% (506  ±138) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 2.9% 680
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.5% ±2% (1,045  ±251) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Yankton, SD Micro Area: 7.5% † 1,390 (±1.5% / ±271)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,045 Total veterans ±251 973 Male ±237 72 Female ±65

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