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Sioux Falls Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Sioux Falls has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Sioux Falls, SD

People QuickFacts Sioux Falls South Dakota
Population, 2006 estimate 142,396 781,919
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 14.2% 3.6%
Population, 2000 123,975 754,844
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.3% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.2% 26.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.1% 14.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.7% 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 91.9% 88.7%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.8% 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.1% 8.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.7% 1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.5% 1.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 45.6% 55.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.6% 1.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.4% 6.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 88.5% 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 27.8% 21.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 15.7 16.6
 
Housing units, 2000 51,680 323,208
Homeownership rate, 2000 61.1% 68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $101,700 $79,600
 
Households, 2000 49,731 290,245
Persons per household, 2000 2.40 2.50
Median household income, 1999 $41,221 $35,282
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,374 $17,562
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 8.4% 13.2%
Business QuickFacts Sioux Falls South Dakota
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,175,444 7,845,096
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,372,408 9,601,175
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $18,133 $12,627
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 331,068 1,226,459
Total number of firms, 2002 12,225 69,536
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.9% 1.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 0.9% 0.4%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 23.0% 22.4%
 
Geography QuickFacts Sioux Falls South Dakota
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 56 75,884
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,201.3 9.9
FIPS Code 59020 46
Counties Lincoln County
Minnehaha County