Census Reporter

South Dakota

879,336 Population
75,809.6 square miles 11.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,415 ±$350 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$59,896 ±$725 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

12.8% ±0.4% (108,863  ±3,307) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

17.3 minutes ±0.2 (7,105,620  ±97,576) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

347,878 ±1,737 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.4 ±0 (845,317  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

6.6% ±0.4% (12,569  ±843) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

396,817 ±446 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$174,600 ±$1,416 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

15.1% ±0.5% (131,025  ±4,197.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

92.2% ±0.8% (535,074  ±4,404.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
29.3% ±0.5% (169,991  ±2,630.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

6.5% ±0.3% (53,519  ±2,176.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

4% ±0.2% (34,911  ±1,610) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

8.5% ±0.2% (55,969  ±1,530) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
55,969 Total veterans ±1,530 51,490 Male ±1,460 4,479 Female ±399

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