2024 population: 298,741 ( 22,007 from 2020)
Land area: 2575.4 square miles
Population density: 116.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	245,344	82.13%	5.6%
Black:	16,038	5.37%	14.7%
Indian:	5,601	1.87%	12.1%
Asian:	6,065	2.03%	10.5%
2+ races:	7,295	2.44%	22.8%
Hispanic:	18,398	6.16%	30.6%

Total non-White:	53,397	17.87%	20.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	15,717	14.2
Deaths:	9,306	8.4
Net Migration:	12,373	11.2
Net Immigration:	2,917	2.6

Change in White population:	13,116	4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,891	3.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
276,734
232,228	83.92%
13,984	5.05%
4,998	1.81%
5,491	1.98%
5,941	2.15%
14,092	5.09%
44,506	16.08%

2010
228,261
202,388	88.67%
6,669	2.92%
4,224	1.85%
3,063	1.34%
3,959	1.73%
7,746	3.39%
25,873	11.33%

2000
187,093
174,557	93.30%
2,310	1.23%
2,840	1.52%
1,676	0.90%
2,166	1.16%
3,437	1.84%
12,536	6.70%

1990
153,500
149,583	97.45%
812	0.53%
1,459	0.95%
895	0.58%
n/a
751	0.49%
3,917	2.55%

1980
139,076
136,573	98.20%
281	0.20%
1,155	0.83%
471	0.34%
n/a
530	0.38%
2,503	1.80%

1970
124,088
122,747	98.92%
184	0.15%
659	0.53%
92	0.07%
n/a
371	0.30%
1,341	1.08%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
35,744	15.7
16,236	7.1
13,902	6.1
6,431	2.8

29,840	13.1
18,633	8.2

Number	Rate
2000's
30,953	16.5
14,057	7.5
24,014	12.8
4,061	2.2

27,831	14.9
13,337	7.1

Number	Rate
1990's
25,189	16.4
13,435	8.8
13,500	8.8
4,428	2.9

24,974	16.3
8,619	5.6

Number	Rate
1980's
24,211	17.4
12,180	8.8
2,524	1.8
n/a

13,010	9.4
1,414	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,127	3.3
n/a

13,826	11.1
1,162	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.0
71,649	12.5%
227,092	76.0%
38,616	6.7%

111,244
2.44

70,524	63.4%
55,841	79.2%
6,805	9.6%
40,720	36.6%

2010
Number	Percent
34.7
59,300	26.0%
168,961	74.0%
25,524	11.2%

89,297
2.48

58,237	65.2%
45,871	78.8%
5,712	9.8%
31,060	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
34.0
49,862	26.7%
137,231	73.3%
21,722	11.6%

72,560
2.50

48,663	67.1%
40,122	82.4%
4,224	8.7%
23,897	32.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
42,189	27.5%
111,311	72.5%
19,818	12.9%

58,862
2.52

40,629	69.0%
34,924	86.0%
3,017	7.4%
18,233	31.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
40,121	28.8%
98,955	71.2%
16,842	12.1%

50,620
2.66

36,405	71.9%
32,215	88.5%
2,204	6.1%
14,215	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,412	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,676	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,747	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,444	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,686	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,333	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,008	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,825	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,387	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,758	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,879	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,373	15.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,588	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,217	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	10,072	9.1%
$200,000 or more	8,839	7.9%

Median Household Income	77,557
Per Capita Income	40,840

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,159	2.8%
Public Assistance	1,878	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,191	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	139,577	83.4%
Unemployed	2,922	1.7%
In Armed Forces	453	0.3%

Total Labor Force	142,952	85.5%
Not in Labor Force	24,314	14.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	59,321	45,472	56.6%
Non-Profit	6,555	15,490	29.7%
Self-Employed	8,708	4,756	64.7%

Local Government	3,307	4,495	42.4%
State Government	1,533	2,048	42.8%
Federal Government	1,759	1,537	53.4%

Total Private + Self	68,029	50,228	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,154	23,570	35.8%
Total	81,183	73,798	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	26,142	16.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	32,975	21.3%
Professional, Technical	36,716	23.7%
Service Occupations	23,814	15.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,044	0.7%
All others	35,516	22.9%

White Collar		61.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	28,265	18.2%
Retail trade	18,437	11.9%
Manufacturing	15,792	10.2%
Finance and insurance	14,791	9.5%
Construction	10,959	7.1%
Educational services	10,548	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	9,825	6.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,791	5.0%
Other services	6,978	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	5,971	3.8%
Wholesale trade	4,867	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,851	3.1%
Public administration	4,451	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,979	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,560	1.6%
Information	2,458	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,187	1.4%
Utilities	847	0.5%
Management	408	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	198	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,741	2.43%
Puerto Rican	594	0.21%
Cuban	173	0.06%
Dominican	198	0.07%

Total Central American	3,918	1.41%
Costa Rican	15	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,989	0.72%
Honduran	156	0.06%
Nicaraguan	26	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	1,732	0.62%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	379	0.14%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	50	0.02%
Chilean	159	0.06%
Colombian	105	0.04%
Ecuadorian	7	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	21	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	37	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,218	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,533	0.55%
Korean	424	0.15%
Filipino	341	0.12%
Chinese	324	0.12%
Laotian	222	0.08%
Vietnamese	204	0.07%
Japanese	192	0.07%
Bhutanese	140	0.05%
Cambodian	115	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	236,842	91.7%
Spanish	7,771	3.0%
Other	5,483	2.1%
Other Indo-European	2,658	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,719	0.7%
German, other Germanic	1,182	0.5%
Other Asian	881	0.3%
Arabic	565	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	512	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	94,917	34.1%
Norwegian	37,041	13.3%
Irish	28,732	10.3%
English	18,611	6.7%
Dutch	17,517	6.3%
American	14,363	5.2%
Swedish	8,444	3.0%
Danish	5,926	2.1%
French	4,642	1.7%
Italian	3,875	1.4%
Czech	3,862	1.4%
European	3,626	1.3%
Polish	3,547	1.3%
Scandinavian	3,206	1.2%
Ethiopian	2,804	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	268,391	96.6%
Not a citizen	9,553	3.4%

Native	259,663	93.4%
Foreign-born	18,281	6.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,701	2.6%	6,820	3.7%	46,545	25.4%	60,024	32.7%	45,359	24.7%	19,861	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,701	2.6%
9-12 Years	6,820	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	46,545	25.4%
Some College	60,024	32.7%
Bach. Degree	45,359	24.7%
Grad Degree	19,861	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	173,060	168,610	4,450	2.6%
1991	177,570	173,188	4,382	2.5%
1992	174,740	170,238	4,502	2.6%
1993	184,996	180,452	4,544	2.5%
1994	189,472	184,928	4,544	2.4%
1995	194,894	190,504	4,390	2.3%
1996	201,276	196,808	4,468	2.2%
1997	208,594	204,576	4,018	1.9%
1998	213,196	209,450	3,746	1.8%
1999	218,154	214,498	3,656	1.7%

2000	222,376	217,982	4,394	2.0%
2001	226,086	220,678	5,408	2.4%
2002	229,330	223,130	6,200	2.7%
2003	232,216	225,260	6,956	3.0%
2004	236,808	228,972	7,836	3.3%
2005	240,500	232,896	7,604	3.2%
2006	244,924	238,498	6,426	2.6%
2007	251,840	245,554	6,286	2.5%
2008	255,838	248,618	7,220	2.8%
2009	256,340	244,632	11,708	4.6%

2010	268,550	255,964	12,586	4.7%
2011	271,602	260,278	11,324	4.2%
2012	276,154	266,236	9,918	3.6%
2013	280,416	271,680	8,736	3.1%
2014	286,022	278,014	8,008	2.8%
2015	290,904	283,484	7,420	2.6%
2016	295,388	287,984	7,404	2.5%
2017	300,454	292,634	7,820	2.6%
2018	304,270	296,834	7,436	2.4%
2019	311,106	303,146	7,960	2.6%

2020	313,210	299,760	13,450	4.3%
2021	319,144	311,634	7,510	2.4%
2022	324,162	318,304	5,858	1.8%
2023	329,974	324,122	5,852	1.8%
2024	338,854	333,162	5,692	1.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	117,509
Median Value	$252,934

Occupied	111,244	94.7%
Vacant	6,265	5.3%

Owned	73,895	66.4%
Rented	37,349	33.6%
Median Rent	$979

Single-Family Units	80,553	68.6%
Detached	73,542	62.6%
Attached	7,011	6.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	26,272	22.4%
Mobile Homes	3,988	3.4%

Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area