MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Pierre Micro

Pierre, SD · 2 counties · 17,270 residents · 2,186 sq mi

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With 17,270 people, Pierre is a metro area. The typical home is worth $57,051. Median rent is $316 a month. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 10% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,270

−10%vs 2000

vs 19,253 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

8 / sq mi

−10%vs 2000

vs 9 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.1

−12%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,186 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,414)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(1,519)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(1,478)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,212)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(857)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(2,731)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(2,914)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,666)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(1,446)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(1,088)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(642)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(303)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,385

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,711 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,049

−42%vs 2000

vs $20,633 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,051

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,215 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$316

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $409 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

35.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89%(17,139)

Black0.2%(35)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(213)

Asian0.4%(72)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(15,985)

Black0.1%(19)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(138)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other7.2%(1,250)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(297)

South American0.6%(114)

Chilean0.6%(114)

Central American0.5%(87)

Salvadoran0.3%(54)

Spaniard1.7%(52)

Honduran0.2%(33)

Puerto Rican0.3%(8)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(93)

Chinese0.1%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

German34.9%(7,211)

Norwegian11.9%(2,464)

Irish11.8%(2,433)

English10.5%(2,170)

American4.6%(942)

Dutch3.6%(737)

Swedish2.6%(528)

Polish2.1%(431)

Czech1.7%(356)

Italian1.2%(250)

Russian1.1%(227)

French1%(217)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.8%(170)

Finnish0.9%(156)

Scottish0.7%(136)

British0.6%(106)

French Canadian0.4%(89)

Welsh0.4%(82)

Hungarian0.5%(81)

Arab0.4%(74)

Lebanese0.4%(74)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(63)

Romanian0.2%(50)

Belgian0.2%(44)

Croatian1.4%(43)

Swiss0.2%(34)

Subsaharan African0.2%(31)

Canadian0.6%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

Latvian0.1%(11)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Greek0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.0%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.5%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.4 min

+71%vs 2000

vs 9.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.1%(2,784)

Married50.6%(4,131)

Widowed4.9%(403)

Divorced10.4%(847)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(2,356)

Married50%(4,235)

Widowed10%(843)

Divorced12.2%(1,037)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.0%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 77.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 29.6% 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)26.3%(359)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(227)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34%(464)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.5%(116)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,363 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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