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Sioux Falls

South Dakota · 213,748 residents (2025 est.) · 82.7 sq mi
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Sioux Falls is home to 201,469 people in South Dakota. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 77,494 people. The median age is 35.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. There are 2,437 people per square mile. Median rent is $1,035 a month.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,970, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Sioux Falls

What changed most since 1990

  • Population100,814 → 201,469 (+100%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$141,604 → $292,400 (+106%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Black share0.7% → 6.6% (+5.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts

Among the 50 cities and towns in the Sioux Falls metro

  • 26th in household income$75,970
  • 11th in share with a bachelor's degree38.1%
  • 11th in home value$292,400
  • 6th in diversity score47.3
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
201,469
+63%since 2000
from 123,975 in 2000
213,748 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,437 / sq mi
+63%since 2000
from 1,500 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.5
+8%since 2000
from 33.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
82.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
91K121K151K181K212K19902000201020202024Sioux Falls
2024201K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.7%(13,475)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(14,197)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(13,477)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(12,395)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.1%(14,345)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.6%(31,422)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.4%(29,099)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.8%(21,821)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.4%(22,909)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749%(18,186)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.6%(7,173)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(2,970)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,970
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,221 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,604
+109%since 2000
from $21,374 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.6%
+23.5 ptssince 2009
from 27.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.452
+1%since 2010
from 0.445 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services10.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade10.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration9.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$292,400
+65%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $97,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,035
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $521 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
59.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 61.1% in 2000
40.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.28 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.8%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 20.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
39.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 39.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+37%since 2009
from 2.8 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
61
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic90.9%(112,703)
Black1.8%(2,198)
Hispanic / Latino2.5%(3,087)
Asian1.2%(1,467)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic78%(157,056)
Black6.6%(13,359)
Hispanic / Latino6.5%(13,114)
Asian2.1%(4,136)
Other6.9%(13,804)
Diversity Score
47
+57%since 2009
from 30 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American2.8%(5,558)
Mexican2.6%(5,140)
Salvadoran1.4%(2,843)
Guatemalan1%(2,092)
Puerto Rican0.3%(563)
Nicaraguan0.2%(368)
Cuban0.1%(219)
Honduran0.1%(197)
Dominican0.1%(170)
Spaniard0.1%(107)
Colombian0%(87)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(1,048)
Nepalese0.3%(600)
Chinese0.2%(341)
Vietnamese0.2%(327)
Filipino0.1%(297)
Burmese0.1%(278)
Korean0.1%(272)
Kazakh0.1%(175)
Pakistani0.1%(155)
Laotian0.1%(137)
Japanese0.1%(135)
Bhutanese0%(83)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(55)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(80)
Ancestry
German31.5%(63,475)
Norwegian11.3%(22,677)
Irish10.6%(21,332)
English7.5%(15,105)
Dutch5.5%(11,141)
American4.2%(8,392)
Swedish2.9%(5,778)
Danish1.7%(3,450)
French1.6%(3,320)
Czech1.5%(2,986)
Italian1.4%(2,904)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Polish1.4%(2,883)
Ethiopian1.2%(2,367)
Scottish0.8%(1,669)
Ukrainian0.6%(1,288)
Russian0.5%(1,072)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(799)
Arab0.4%(769)
Finnish0.3%(665)
Swiss0.3%(609)
Welsh0.3%(600)
British0.3%(547)
West Indian0.3%(529)
Belgian0.3%(514)
Somali0.2%(423)
Greek0.2%(405)
Austrian0.2%(324)
Portuguese0.1%(276)
Lebanese0.1%(274)
Croatian0.1%(201)
Slovak0.1%(183)
Armenian0.1%(111)
Iraqi0%(96)
Serbian0%(89)
Haitian0%(86)
Canadian0%(75)
Egyptian0%(71)
Nigerian0%(68)
Hungarian0%(62)
Jamaican0%(62)
Iranian0%(33)
Latvian0%(31)
Romanian0%(31)
Syrian0%(30)
Moroccan0%(29)
Ghanaian0%(23)
Brazilian0%(16)
Bulgarian0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.1%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 27.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.9%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 88.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.1%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 7.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.0 min
+74%since 2000
from 9.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.1%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 84.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.6%
+7.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 4.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
74.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 75.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
85.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 83.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.6%
+9.7 ptssince 2009
from 31.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
49.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
8.7%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 8.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.1%
−2.7 ptssince 2013
from 10.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.4%
+12.8 ptssince 2017
from 80.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 94.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.8%
+4.6 ptssince 2020
from 80.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 89.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 3.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.6%(31,064)
Married49.8%(40,119)
Widowed1.8%(1,440)
Divorced9.8%(7,924)
Women 15+
Never married31.4%(25,060)
Married48.8%(38,966)
Widowed6.7%(5,362)
Divorced13%(10,385)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.1%
−2.7 ptssince 2013
from 10.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
64.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 64.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
77.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 78.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
26.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 26.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.7%(2,642)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(1,803)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(3,270)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(381)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(49)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,211 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Sioux Falls, decade by decade

Sioux Falls population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990100,814$65,488$141,60422.9%8.7
2000123,975$75,090$177,24727.8%21.4
2010153,888$72,974$210,75131.9%34.2
2020192,517$74,829$248,58935.1%48.3
2024201,469$75,970$292,40038.1%47.3

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Sioux Falls, South Dakota?

Sioux Falls, South Dakota has about 201,469 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Sioux Falls, South Dakota?

The typical household in Sioux Falls, South Dakota earns about $75,970 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sioux Falls, South Dakota expensive?

In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the median home is worth about $292,400, and the typical rent is about $1,035 a month.

How educated are people in Sioux Falls, South Dakota?

About 38.1% of adults age 25 and over in Sioux Falls, South Dakota hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sioux Falls, South Dakota?

About 9.6% of people in Sioux Falls, South Dakota live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sioux Falls, South Dakota grown since 1990?

Yes, Sioux Falls, South Dakota has grown since 1990. The population has added about 100,655 residents, a change of about 100 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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