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Minnehaha County, SD

208,639 Population
806.8 square miles 258.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Dakota: 38.7 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,880 ±$2,450 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $41,637 ±$971
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$77,288 ±$6,800 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $76,881 ±$1,990
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.8% ±1.3% (13,715  ±2,627) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Dakota: 10.4% 93,272 (±0.8% / ±7,375)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

17.4 minutes ±0.7 (1,821,920  ±89,017) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in South Dakota: 18.5 8,086,370 (±0.6 / ±306,436)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

90,312 ±1,474 Number of households
  • South Dakota: 382,302 ±3,562
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (202,303  ±163) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in South Dakota: 2.3 892,377
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.1% ±1.8% (2,397  ±871) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 5.7% † 11,282 (±0.8% / ±1,617)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

94,994 ±78 Number of housing units
  • South Dakota: 423,705 ±269
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$325,300 ±$11,608 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $289,600 ±$6,421
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.1% ±2% (26,971  ±4,107.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 12.7% 115,735 (±0.9% / ±8,010)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.4% ±4.3% (130,525  ±6,003.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 94% 586,059 (±1.9% / ±11,805.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.2% ±2.7% (53,347  ±3,764.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 34.2% 213,053 (±1.1% / ±6,679.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.8% (14,201  ±2,264) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Dakota: 4.2% 38,359
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6% ±1.3% (9,343  ±1,961) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 7.4% 52,016 (±0.6% / ±3,880)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,343 Total veterans ±1,961 8,271 Male ±1,790 1,072 Female ±480

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