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Minnehaha County, SD

206,930 Population
806.8 square miles 256.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Dakota: 38.5 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6460%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male52%
  • Male
  • Female
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78%White7%Black2%Native2%Asian0%Islander0%Other4%Two+7%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$41,960 ±$2,522 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in South Dakota: $40,263 ±$1,194
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,326 ±$4,571 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $71,810 ±$2,132
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.3% ±2.1% (20,841  ±4,230) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 11.8% 104,684 (±1% / ±8,555)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty13%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty7%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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18 minutes ±0.4 (1,794,940  ±45,998) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in South Dakota: 17.6 7,240,810 (±0.2 / ±98,307)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

87,657 ±1,452 Number of households
  • South Dakota: 378,559 ±3,320
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (201,122  ±124) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Dakota: 2.3 887,100
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples58%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married49%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale38%Female33%
Now marriedMale49%Female48%
DivorcedMale11%†Female12%†
WidowedMale2%†Female7%†
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6.5% ±2.4% (3,145  ±1,140) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in South Dakota: 6.3% † 12,659 (±0.9% / ±1,904)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-192%†20-2418%†25-2921%†30-351%†35-393%†40-440%45-50
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Housing

92,807 ±82 Number of housing units
  • South Dakota: 417,187 ±159
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied94%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied66%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit66%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$297,000 ±$9,780 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Dakota: $268,200 ±$4,459
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.8% ±2% (21,985  ±3,999.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 11.6% 104,736 (±0.8% / ±7,585.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.7% ±3.9% (126,899  ±5,435.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 93.5% 575,227 (±1.7% / ±10,646.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
37.4% ±2.5% (51,151  ±3,498.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 33.3% 204,967 (±1% / ±6,314.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

7%†No degree25%High school30%Some college26%Bachelor's11%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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9.8% (20,241  ±3,626) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in South Dakota: 4.3% 39,943
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

8%†Europe21%†Asia37%Africa0%†Oceania31%Latin America2%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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6.3% ±0.8% (9,737  ±1,269) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 54,717 (±0.5% / ±3,525)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

0WWII352†Korea2,717†Vietnam2,566†Gulf (1990s)2,488†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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9,737 Total veterans ±1,269 8,832 Male ±1,194 905 Female ±405

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Minnehaha County, SD <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US46099-minnehaha-county-sd/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Minnehaha County, SD <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US46099-minnehaha-county-sd/>