Sioux Falls

Population: 197,642
Median household income: $74,714
Median home value: $271,400

Sioux Falls is a community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, home to 197,642 residents. The median household income of $74,714 is in line with the Minnehaha County median ($76,074).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sioux Falls's population grew 11.6% from 177,117 to 197,642, while its median home value rose 43.0% from $189,800 to $271,400.

37.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 197,642
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $74,714
Median home value: $271,400
Median gross rent: $993
Housing units: 87,121
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

177,117197,642

Median household income

$59,912$74,714

Median home value

$189,800$271,400

Median gross rent

$827$993

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	177,117	$59,912	$189,800	$827
2020	180,927	$61,738	$205,100	$838
2021	189,258	$66,761	$218,600	$892
2022	193,401	$71,785	$250,000	$965
2023	197,642	$74,714	$271,400	$993

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,866	7.0%
5 to 17	35,336	17.9%
18 to 24	18,268	9.2%
25 to 34	30,962	15.7%
35 to 44	28,445	14.4%
45 to 54	21,248	10.8%
55 to 64	22,511	11.4%
65 to 74	17,476	8.8%
75 and over	9,530	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	154,375	78.1%
Black or African American	13,610	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,358	1.7%
Asian	4,424	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	45	0.0%
Some other race	605	0.3%
Two or more races	8,503	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,722	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree25.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,023	6.9%
High school graduate	31,598	24.3%
Some college or associate's	40,827	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	33,107	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15,617	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	87,067	79.4%
Carpooled	8,409	7.7%
Public transit	721	0.7%
Walked	2,075	1.9%
Bicycle	203	0.2%
Worked from home	10,278	9.4%
Other means	937	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40,630	40.9%
15 to 29 min	48,947	49.2%
30 to 44 min	6,144	6.2%
45 to 59 min	1,525	1.5%
60+ min	2,166	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 9.6% (18,596 of 192,909)

	Count	Share
Family households	47,695	57.6%
Nonfamily households	35,141	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	82,836	95.1%
Vacant	4,285	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	49,677	60.0%
Renter-occupied	33,159	40.0%

1-unit, detached53.2%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units16.5%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	46,381	53.2%
1-unit, attached	6,939	8.0%
2 to 4 units	5,287	6.1%
5 to 19 units	10,889	12.5%
20 or more units	14,394	16.5%
Mobile home & other	3,231	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4659020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 84 sq mi
Water area: 0.55 sq mi
Center point: 43.5407, -96.7320