Census Reporter

South Dakota

882,235 Population
75,810 square miles 11.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$29,953 ±$800 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$56,274 ±$1,454 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

13.1% ±0.8% (111,626  ±6,667) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

17.3 minutes ±0.4 (7,290,210  ±210,363) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

345,449 ±3,406 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.5 ±0 (848,192  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.9% ±0.8% (11,346  ±1,551) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

397,506 ±284 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$171,500 ±$3,010 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

15% ±1% (130,301  ±8,294.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

92.3% ±1.6% (537,693  ±9,821.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
29.2% ±1% (170,398  ±5,632.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

6.5% ±0.2% (51,891  ±1,467.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 21.5% 65,109,685 (±0.1% / ±196,923.5)

4% ±0.4% (35,175  ±3,580) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

8.2% ±0.5% (54,691  ±3,269) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
54,691 Total veterans ±3,269 50,302 Male ±3,213 4,389 Female ±847

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