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South Dakota Census Data
Population: 754,844
Gender
| South Dakota |
National |
- Male: 49.6%
- Female: 50.4%
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- Male: 49.1%
- Female: 50.9%
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Race / Origin
| South Dakota |
National |
- White: 88.7%
- Black of African American: 0.6%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 8.3%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 1.4%
- Two or More Races: 1.3%
|
- White: 75.1%
- Black of African American: 12.3%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 3.6%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5%
- Two or More Races: 2.4%
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Age
| South Dakota |
National |
- Median Age: 35.6
- 18 years and over: 73.2%
- 65 years and over: 14.3%
|
- Median Age: 35.3
- 18 years and over: 74.3%
- 65 years and over: 12.4%
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Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)
| South Dakota |
National |
- English Only: 93.5%
- Language other than English: 6.5%
- Spanish: 1.4%
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- English Only: 82.1%
- Language other than English: 17.9%
- Spanish: 10.7%
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Employment Status (population 16 years and older)
| South Dakota |
National |
- Employed: 64.9%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
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- Employed: 59.7%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
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Income
| South Dakota |
National |
- Median Household Income: $35,282
- Per capita Income: $17,562
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $29,677
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $21,520
- Families below poverty level: 9.3%
- Individuals below poverty level: 13.2%
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- Median Household Income: $41,994
- Per capita Income: $21,587
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194
- Families below poverty level: 9.2%
- Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%
|
Education (population 25 years and older)
| South Dakota |
National |
- Graduate / Professional Degree: 6.0%
- High School / Graduate or Higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 21.5%
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- Graduate / Professional Degree: 8.9%
- High School / Graduate or Higher: 80.4%
- Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 24.4%
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Marital Status (population 15 years and older)
| South Dakota |
National |
- Never Married: 26.1%
- Now Married: 57.1%
- Divorced: 8.8%
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- Never Married: 27.1%
- Now Married: 54.4%
- Divorced: 9.7%
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Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)
| South Dakota |
National |
- Management and Professional: 32.6%
- Service: 15.6%
- Sales and Office: 26.5%
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 1.9%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.1%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.2%
|
- Management and Professional: 33.6%
- Service: 14.9%
- Sales and Office: 26.7%
- Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%
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Class Of Workers
| South Dakota |
National |
- Private wage and salary: 72.9%
- Government workers: 15.3%
- Self-employed: 11.0%
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- Private wage and salary: 78.5%
- Government workers: 14.6%
- Self-employed: 6.6%
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Source: 2000 U.S. Census
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