South Dakota demographics
Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of South Dakota.
Population: 881,785
Median age: 37.1
Median household income: 63,920
South Dakota population: 881,785
Population
| 2021 | 881,785 |
| 2020 | 879,336 |
| 2019 | 870,638 |
| 2018 | 864,289 |
| 2017 | 855,444 |
| 2016 | 851,058 |
| 2015 | 843,190 |
| 2014 | 834,708 |
| 2013 | 825,198 |
| 2012 | 815,871 |
| 2011 | 807,697 |
| 2010 | 799,462 |
| 2009 | 796,513 |
Census data for South Dakota
Demographic and housing estimates in South Dakota
| Total population | 881,785 |
| Male | 446,461 |
| Female | 435,324 |
| Total population | 881,785 |
| Under 5 years | 59,538 |
| 5 to 9 years | 62,223 |
| 10 to 14 years | 61,727 |
| 15 to 19 years | 59,943 |
| 20 to 24 years | 58,119 |
| 25 to 34 years | 113,476 |
| 35 to 44 years | 107,033 |
| 45 to 54 years | 96,062 |
| 55 to 59 years | 57,430 |
| 60 to 64 years | 59,450 |
| 65 to 74 years | 88,456 |
| 75 to 84 years | 39,629 |
| 85 years and over | 18,699 |
| Median age (years) | 37.1 |
| Under 18 years | 218,698 |
| 16 years and over | 686,625 |
| 18 years and over | 663,087 |
| 21 years and over | 626,786 |
| 62 years and over | 181,764 |
| 65 years and over | 146,784 |
| Total population | 881,785 |
| One race | 843,266 |
| White | 728,526 |
| Black or African American | 19,300 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 73,296 |
| Asian | 12,677 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 753 |
| Some other race | 8,714 |
| Two or more races | 38,519 |
| Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 645,570 |
| Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 325,317 |
| Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 320,253 |
Social characteristics in South Dakota
| Total households | 345,779 |
| Family households (families) | 170,992 |
| Married-couple family | 23,367 |
| Male householder, no wife present, family | 68,274 |
| Female householder, no husband present, family | 51,417 |
| Nonfamily households | 83,146 |
| Average household size | 101,724 |
| Average family size | 2.46 |
Economic characteristics in South Dakota
| Total households | 345,779 |
| Less than $10,000 | 16,122 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 13,569 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 28,285 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 32,309 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 44,852 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 64,389 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 51,170 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 57,452 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 19,680 |
| $200,000 or more | 17,951 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 63,920 |
Housing characteristics in South Dakota
| Total housing units | 391,857 |
| Occupied housing units | 345,779 |
| Vacant housing units | 46,078 |
| Total housing units | 391,857 |
| 1-unit, detached | 263,767 |
| 1-unit, attached | 15,906 |
| 2 units | 7,140 |
| 3 or 4 units | 14,039 |
| 5 to 9 units | 15,085 |
| 10 to 19 units | 17,255 |
| 20 or more units | 26,212 |
| Mobile home | 32,092 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 361 |
| Total housing units | 391,857 |
| Built 2014 or later | 702 |
| Built 2010 to 2013 | 41,842 |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 54,048 |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 49,689 |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 37,437 |
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 61,094 |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 30,855 |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 33,727 |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 16,256 |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 66,207 |
| Total housing units | 391,857 |
| 1 room | 6,802 |
| 2 rooms | 11,829 |
| 3 rooms | 31,009 |
| 4 rooms | 60,913 |
| 5 rooms | 62,097 |
| 6 rooms | 57,989 |
| 7 rooms | 48,206 |
| 8 rooms | 43,053 |
| 9 rooms or more | 69,959 |
| Median rooms | 5.9 |
| Total housing units | 391,857 |
| No bedroom | 7,531 |
| 1 bedroom | 36,653 |
| 2 bedrooms | 105,973 |
| 3 bedrooms | 129,326 |
| 4 bedrooms | 79,719 |
| 5 or more bedrooms | 32,655 |
| Occupied housing units | 345,779 |
| Owner-occupied | 236,677 |
| Renter-occupied | 109,102 |
| Average household size of owner-occupied unit | 2.58 |
| Average household size of renter-occupied unit | 2.20 |
| Occupied housing units | 345,779 |
| Moved in 2017 or later | 35,514 |
| Moved in 2015 to 2016 | 102,021 |
| Moved in 2010 to 2014 | 60,232 |
| Moved in 2000 to 2009 | 69,247 |
| Moved in 1990 to 1999 | 38,730 |
| Moved in 1989 and earlier | 40,035 |
| Owner-occupied units | 236,677 |
| Less than $50,000 | 24,830 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 28,048 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 32,608 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 41,653 |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 56,380 |
| $300,000 to $499,999 | 38,508 |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | 12,141 |
| $1,000,000 or more | 2,509 |
| Median (dollars) | 187,800 |
| Owner-occupied units | 236,677 |
| Housing units with a mortgage | 129,892 |
| Housing units without a mortgage | 106,785 |
| Occupied units paying rent | 101,081 |
| Less than $500 | 16,419 |
| $500 to $999 | 54,895 |
| $1,000 to $1,499 | 23,331 |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 4,509 |
| $2,000 to $2,499 | 863 |
| $2,500 to $2,999 | 308 |
| $3,000 or more | 756 |
| Median (dollars) | 809 |
| No rent paid | 8,021 |
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