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):

2024
Number	Percent
36.2
74,183	24.8%
224,558	75.2%
41,558	13.9%

118,482
2.38

72,703	61.4%
57,184	78.7%
6,662	9.2%
45,779	38.6%

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%

2024 Housing Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,531	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,415	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,756	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,238	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,839	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,788	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,655	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,477	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,453	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,471	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	12,162	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	16,860	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,657	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,326	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,966	10.1%
$200,000 or more	11,888	10.0%

Median Household Income	82,221
Per Capita Income	45,026

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,229	2.7%
Public Assistance	2,016	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,227	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	143,625	84.0%
Unemployed	3,010	1.8%
In Armed Forces	388	0.2%

Total Labor Force	147,023	86.0%
Not in Labor Force	23,944	14.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	61,062	45,630	57.2%
Non-Profit	6,944	15,759	30.6%
Self-Employed	9,193	5,202	63.9%

Local Government	3,645	5,384	40.4%
State Government	1,705	2,198	43.7%
Federal Government	1,923	2,049	48.4%

Total Private + Self	70,255	50,832	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,217	25,390	35.9%
Total	84,472	76,222	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	10.5%
Pct. Private + Self	75.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	28,672	17.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	33,041	20.5%
Professional, Technical	39,048	24.3%
Service Occupations	23,523	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,165	0.7%
All others	36,559	22.7%

White Collar		62.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	29,061	18.1%
Retail trade	19,435	12.1%
Manufacturing	16,036	10.0%
Finance and insurance	14,499	9.0%
Construction	12,081	7.5%
Educational services	11,301	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	9,666	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,362	5.2%
Other services	7,023	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	6,538	4.1%
Public administration	5,060	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,890	3.0%
Wholesale trade	4,426	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,494	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,909	1.8%
Information	2,862	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,813	1.1%
Utilities	799	0.5%
Management	375	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	213	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,988	2.42%
Puerto Rican	679	0.24%
Cuban	312	0.11%
Dominican	170	0.06%

Total Central American	6,325	2.19%
Costa Rican	24	0.01%
Guatemalan	2,770	0.96%
Honduran	206	0.07%
Nicaraguan	368	0.13%
Panamanian	107	0.04%
Salvadoran	2,850	0.99%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	258	0.09%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	78	0.03%
Colombian	88	0.03%
Ecuadorian	8	0.00%
Paraguayan	35	0.01%
Peruvian	32	0.01%
Uruguayan	17	0.01%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,471	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,108	0.38%
Filipino	421	0.15%
Chinese	381	0.13%
Vietnamese	329	0.11%
Korean	284	0.10%
Burmese	278	0.10%
Japanese	187	0.06%
Laotian	137	0.05%
Bhutanese	83	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	245,110	91.1%
Spanish	9,777	3.6%
Other	5,556	2.1%
Other Indo-European	2,221	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,066	0.8%
German, other Germanic	1,288	0.5%
Other Asian	835	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	627	0.2%
Arabic	471	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	94,953	32.9%
Norwegian	36,111	12.5%
Irish	28,600	9.9%
English	19,986	6.9%
Dutch	16,972	5.9%
American	13,733	4.8%
Swedish	8,469	2.9%
Danish	5,208	1.8%
French	4,485	1.6%
Czech	4,382	1.5%
European	4,196	1.5%
Polish	4,000	1.4%
Italian	3,882	1.3%
Scandinavian	2,910	1.0%
Ethiopian	2,503	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	278,309	96.4%
Not a citizen	10,251	3.6%

Native	269,437	93.4%
Foreign-born	19,123	6.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,786	2.5%	7,288	3.8%	47,551	24.9%	60,531	31.7%	49,105	25.7%	21,668	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,786	2.5%
9-12 Years	7,288	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	47,551	24.9%
Some College	60,531	31.7%
Bach. Degree	49,105	25.7%
Grad Degree	21,668	11.3%
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	177,876	173,302	4,574	2.6%
1991	182,313	177,803	4,510	2.5%
1992	179,402	174,765	4,637	2.6%
1993	189,760	185,086	4,674	2.5%
1994	194,497	189,815	4,682	2.4%
1995	199,975	195,461	4,514	2.3%
1996	206,410	201,804	4,606	2.2%
1997	213,713	209,571	4,142	1.9%
1998	217,943	214,024	3,919	1.8%
1999	222,882	219,096	3,786	1.7%

2000	227,601	223,069	4,532	2.0%
2001	231,414	225,870	5,544	2.4%
2002	234,713	228,350	6,363	2.7%
2003	237,490	230,354	7,136	3.0%
2004	241,888	233,882	8,006	3.3%
2005	245,685	237,922	7,763	3.2%
2006	249,890	243,323	6,567	2.6%
2007	256,753	250,310	6,443	2.5%
2008	260,765	253,355	7,410	2.8%
2009	261,372	249,392	11,980	4.6%

2010	273,930	261,071	12,859	4.7%
2011	277,230	265,668	11,562	4.2%
2012	281,706	271,584	10,122	3.6%
2013	286,047	277,128	8,919	3.1%
2014	291,704	283,549	8,155	2.8%
2015	296,824	289,276	7,548	2.5%
2016	301,295	293,754	7,541	2.5%
2017	306,314	298,372	7,942	2.6%
2018	309,942	302,371	7,571	2.4%
2019	316,748	308,662	8,086	2.6%

2020	319,018	305,392	13,626	4.3%
2021	325,065	317,432	7,633	2.3%
2022	330,172	324,213	5,959	1.8%
2023	335,938	329,976	5,962	1.8%
2024	344,261	338,459	5,802	1.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	124,514
Median Value	$298,421

Occupied	118,482	95.2%
Vacant	6,032	4.8%

Owned	77,950	65.8%
Rented	40,532	34.2%
Median Rent	$1,035

Single-Family Units	84,046	67.5%
Detached	75,301	60.5%
Attached	8,745	7.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	29,670	23.8%
Mobile Homes	4,119	3.3%

Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area