US Census Data

South Dakota

Population, income, and housing across 66 counties and 485 cities & places.

Population
899,194
+3.3%’19–’23
Median household income
$72,421
+24.3%’19–’23
Median home value
$236,800
+41.7%’19–’23

With 899,194 residents, South Dakota spans 66 counties and 485 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Dakota's population grew 3.3% from 870,638 to 899,194, while its median home value rose 41.7% from $167,100 to $236,800.

12.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.42 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
899,194
Median age
37.7 yrs
Median household income
$72,421
Median home value
$236,800
Median gross rent
$912
Housing units
402,364
Homeownership rate
68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
31.1%
Unemployment rate
3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
870,638899,194
Median household income
$58,275$72,421
Median home value
$167,100$236,800
Median gross rent
$747$912
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
2019870,638$58,275$167,100$747
2020879,336$59,896$174,600$761
2021881,785$63,920$187,800$809
2022890,342$69,457$219,500$878
2023899,194$72,421$236,800$912

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 558,1216.5%
5 to 17161,69918.0%
18 to 2483,2379.3%
25 to 34114,11112.7%
35 to 44112,27912.5%
45 to 5495,71310.6%
55 to 64115,93112.9%
65 to 7496,27710.7%
75 and over61,8266.9%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)721,73280.3%
Black or African American19,4572.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native66,3527.4%
Asian12,5151.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander5990.1%
Some other race2,6110.3%
Two or more races34,6473.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)41,2814.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma41,6437.0%
High school graduate175,71329.5%
Some college or associate's193,37032.4%
Bachelor's degree128,27221.5%
Graduate or professional degree57,1399.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
18 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone351,68777.6%
Carpooled36,3998.0%
Public transit2,2600.5%
Walked14,4763.2%
Bicycle1,4210.3%
Worked from home42,0389.3%
Other means4,9421.1%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min199,52248.5%
15 to 29 min144,12935.1%
30 to 44 min40,93210.0%
45 to 59 min12,9113.1%
60+ min13,6913.3%

Households

Average household size
2.42
Poverty rate
12.0% (104,511 of 869,964)
CountShare
Family households220,38161.5%
Nonfamily households138,17138.5%

Housing

Median year structure built
1979

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied358,55289.1%
Vacant43,81210.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied246,10568.6%
Renter-occupied112,44731.4%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached270,13067.1%
1-unit, attached17,4654.3%
2 to 4 units20,8125.2%
5 to 19 units33,7758.4%
20 or more units29,2567.3%
Mobile home & other30,9267.7%

Geography

State FIPS
46
USPS
SD
Land area
75,808 sq mi
Water area
1,308 sq mi
Center point
44.4468, -100.2382

South Dakota rankings

21

National rankings

21

Counties

66

Largest cities by land area

10

Other states

51