Minnehaha County, South Dakota

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 200,689
Median household income: $76,074
Median home value: $266,600

Minnehaha County is a county in South Dakota with a population of 200,689. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. At $76,074, its median household income sits above South Dakota's $72,421.

Between 2019 and 2023, Minnehaha County's population grew 6.4% from 188,674 to 200,689, while its median household income rose 23.2% from $61,772 to $76,074.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 200,689
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,074
Median home value: $266,600
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 87,043
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

188,674200,689

Median household income

$61,772$76,074

Median home value

$186,800$266,600

Median gross rent

$813$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	188,674	$61,772	$186,800	$813
2020	191,682	$63,699	$201,500	$814
2021	194,884	$66,502	$214,200	$851
2022	197,742	$73,110	$246,200	$927
2023	200,689	$76,074	$266,600	$954

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,412	7.2%
5 to 17	36,856	18.4%
18 to 24	16,777	8.4%
25 to 34	30,061	15.0%
35 to 44	28,524	14.2%
45 to 54	22,364	11.1%
55 to 64	24,377	12.1%
65 to 74	17,845	8.9%
75 and over	9,473	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	158,701	79.1%
Black or African American	12,988	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,622	1.8%
Asian	3,549	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	62	0.0%
Some other race	452	0.2%
Two or more races	8,558	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,757	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,208	6.9%
High school graduate	33,717	25.4%
Some college or associate's	43,870	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	32,296	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13,553	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	86,787	78.6%
Carpooled	8,636	7.8%
Public transit	761	0.7%
Walked	2,201	2.0%
Bicycle	206	0.2%
Worked from home	10,878	9.8%
Other means	991	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38,924	39.1%
15 to 29 min	47,610	47.8%
30 to 44 min	8,910	8.9%
45 to 59 min	1,787	1.8%
60+ min	2,351	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 8.8% (17,316 of 195,878)

	Count	Share
Family households	49,077	59.6%
Nonfamily households	33,317	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	82,394	94.7%
Vacant	4,649	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52,328	63.5%
Renter-occupied	30,066	36.5%

1-unit, detached59.5%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units13.8%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	51,798	59.5%
1-unit, attached	4,715	5.4%
2 to 4 units	4,834	5.6%
5 to 19 units	10,181	11.7%
20 or more units	12,020	13.8%
Mobile home & other	3,495	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 46099
State: South Dakota
Land area: 807 sq mi
Water area: 7.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.6675, -96.7957