Sioux Falls, SD

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

298,181

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.3

0.554% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.07%

0.297% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$82,754

1.64% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$295,900

7.68% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

165,920

1.59% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Sioux Falls, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.5% of the residents in Sioux Falls, SD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Sioux Falls, SD-MN are Southeast Technical College (1,006 degrees awarded in 2024), Southeast Technical College (1,006 degrees), and Augustana University (642 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Sioux Falls, SD was $295,900, and the homeownership rate was 66.1%.

Most people in Sioux Falls, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Sioux Falls, SD was 2 cars per household.

Sioux Falls, SD borders Mitchell, SD, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, Vermillion, SD, and Yankton, SD.

About the photo: Train crossing over Sioux Falls in South Dakota

Photo by Kris Horvath

United States South Dakota

Population & Diversity

Sioux Falls, SD is home to a population of 298k people, from which 96.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.33% of Sioux Falls, SD residents were born outside of the country (18.9k people).

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (245k people) in Sioux Falls, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.1k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%

2024 Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Sioux Falls, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sioux Falls, SD was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sioux Falls, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sioux Falls, SD

White (Non-Hispanic)
245k ± 779
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
14.4k ± 737
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
10.1k ± 995

5.56%

Hispanic Population

16.6k people

5.56% of the people in Sioux Falls, SD are hispanic (16.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sioux Falls, SD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for South Dakota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,429 ± 1,435 people
Guatemala
2,883 ± 1,316 people
Ethiopia
2,826 ± 1,303 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,429 South Dakota residents, followed by Guatemala with 2,883 and Ethiopia with 2,826.

Foreign-Born Population

6.33%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

18.9k people

6.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

19k people

As of 2024, 6.33% of Sioux Falls, SD residents (18.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sioux Falls, SD was 6.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sioux Falls, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
4,647 ± 442
Gulf War (2001-)
4,336 ± 574
Gulf War (1990s)
2,043 ± 337

Sioux Falls, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sioux Falls, SD.

Health

92.9% of the population of Sioux Falls, SD has health coverage, with 59.6% on employee plans, 8.3% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.93% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Dakota see 1,252 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,252 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 409 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

1,252 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in South Dakota

Primary care physicians in South Dakota see an average of 1,252 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,252 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in South Dakota in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.05%

Uninsured

59.6%

Employer Coverage

8.3%

Medicaid

10.8%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

1.93%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sioux Falls, SD grew by 1.91% from 6.92% to 7.05%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sioux Falls, SD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Sioux Falls, SD employs 166k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sioux Falls, SD were Health Care & Social Assistance (30,016 people), Retail Trade (19,905 people), and Manufacturing (16,456 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($76,944), Utilities ($73,681), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,237).

Employment

Occupations

166k

2024 Value

± 3,226

1.59%

1 Year growth

± 2.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sioux Falls, SD grew at a rate of 1.59%, from 163k employees to 166k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sioux Falls, SD, are Management Occupations (19,114 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (18,177 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (15,677 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sioux Falls, SD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

166k

2024 Value

± 3,226

1.59%

1 Year growth

± 2.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sioux Falls, SD grew at a rate of 1.59%, from 163k employees to 166k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sioux Falls, SD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (30,016 people), Retail Trade (19,905 people), and Manufacturing (16,456 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sioux Falls, SD, though some of these residents may live in Sioux Falls, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,263

Median earning men ± $1,313

$43,750

Median earning women ± $1,116

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($75,838), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,617), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,049).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($58,125), Public Administration ($55,098), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,800).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

Y-Axis

2.37%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Dakota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

787
Construction
549
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
505
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.44M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.17M
Finance and Insurance
$947k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing the state of South Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Sioux Falls, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Sioux Falls, SD. Showing the available data for South Dakota.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.2%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.68%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in South Dakota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from South Dakota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

John Thune

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2005

Mike Rounds

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing South Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Sioux Falls, SD

Dusty Johnson

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Sioux Falls, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Sioux Falls, SD have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2024, universities in Sioux Falls, SD awarded 2,596 degrees. The student population of Sioux Falls, SD in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 3,775 male students and 4,747 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sioux Falls, SD are White (2,011 and 79.8%), Black or African American (164 and 6.51%), Hispanic or Latino (105 and 4.17%), and Unknown (71 and 2.82%).

The largest universities in Sioux Falls, SD by number of degrees awarded are Southeast Technical College (1,006 and 38.8%), Southeast Technical College (1,006 and 38.8%), and Augustana University (642 and 24.7%).

The most popular majors in Sioux Falls, SD-MN are General Business Administration & Management (210 and 8.09%), Registered Nursing (123 and 4.74%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (106 and 4.08%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $21,150.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Sioux Falls, SD, the percentage of applicants admitted was 74.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 8,522 (44.3% men and 55.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 8,522 students enrolled in Sioux Falls, SD, 44.3% men and 55.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,093 records, of which 57.7% were women and 42.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
99 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
80 degrees awarded
General Psychology
70 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Sioux Falls, SD-MN was General Business Administration & Management with 99 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Sioux Falls, SD-MN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Southeast Technical College
1,006 degrees awarded
Southeast Technical College
1,006 degrees awarded
Augustana University
642 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southeast Technical College with 1,006 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 1,090 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sioux Falls, SD, which is 0.724 times less than the 1,506 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,011 degrees mean that there were 12.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 164 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($21,150) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($3,930) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($2,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sioux Falls, SD was $295,900 in 2024, which is 0.889 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $274,800 to $295,900, a 7.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Sioux Falls, SD is 66.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sioux Falls, SD have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sioux Falls, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$295,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,443

$81,039

Median Property Taxes

±$1,766

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sioux Falls, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sioux Falls, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.1%

Homeownership

2024

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.1% of the housing units in Sioux Falls, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sioux Falls, SD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,754

Median Household Income

± $1,941

123k

Number of Households

± 2,634

In 2024, the median household income of the 123k households in Sioux Falls, SD grew to $82,754 from the previous year's value of $81,418.

The following chart displays the households in Sioux Falls, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sioux Falls, SD is from South Dakota.

0.44

2024 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2024, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.44 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.642% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (7.26%)

In 2024, 78% of workers in Sioux Falls, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.26%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sioux Falls, SD have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in Sioux Falls, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sioux Falls, SD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sioux Falls, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sioux Falls, SD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sioux Falls, SD (23.6k out of 292k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sioux Falls, SD is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.