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South Dakota

919,318 Population
75,807.9 square miles 12.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,263 ±$1,194 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,810 ±$2,132 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.8% ±1% (104,684  ±8,555) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

18.4 minutes ±0.5 (7,796,565  ±247,499) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

378,559 ±3,320 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±1,467.6 (887,100  ±-555,555,600) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.3% ±0.9% (12,659  ±1,904) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

417,187 ±159 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$268,200 ±$4,459 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.6% ±0.8% (104,736  ±7,585.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

93.5% ±1.7% (575,227  ±10,646.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
33.3% ±1% (204,967  ±6,314.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

6.5% ±0.2% (54,262  ±2,018.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

4.3% ±2,625.7% (39,943  ±4,417) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.9% ±0.5% (54,717  ±3,525) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
54,717 Total veterans ±3,525 49,452 Male ±3,150 5,265 Female ±1,186

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