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South Dakota

924,669 Population
75,807.9 square miles 12.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,637 ±$971 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$76,881 ±$1,990 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.4% ±0.8% (93,272  ±7,375) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.5 minutes ±0.6 (8,086,370  ±306,436) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

382,302 ±3,562 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 (892,377  ±) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.7% ±0.8% (11,282  ±1,617) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

423,705 ±269 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$289,600 ±$6,421 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.7% ±0.9% (115,735  ±8,010) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94% ±1.9% (586,059  ±11,805.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34.2% ±1.1% (213,053  ±6,679.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

7.1% ±0.3% (60,461  ±2,614.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

4.2% (38,359  ±3,969) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.4% ±0.6% (52,016  ±3,880) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
52,016 Total veterans ±3,880 46,366 Male ±3,574 5,650 Female ±1,104

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