Yankton, SD (South Dakota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 13,798 (Urban population: 13,413 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 385 (all nonfarm))

Yankton, South Dakota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,665 (5,344 occupied: 3,324 owner occupied, 2,020 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	32%

Housing density: 730 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $417 (lower quartile is $299, upper quartile is $518)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $487

Median gross rent in Yankton, SD in 2007: $479

Housing units in Yankton with a mortgage: 1,782 (172 second mortgage, 196 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,075

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,391 (it was $75,200 in 2000)

Yankton:	$115,391
South Dakota:	$118,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,814 - $147,476

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $135,806
Here: $135,806
State: $160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $170,159
Here: $170,159
State: $200,700

In 2-unit structures: $94,026
Here: $94,026
State: $184,406

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,420
Here: $87,420
State: $117,332

Mobile homes: $21,888
Here: $21,888
State: $34,151

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,121

In family households: 9,666 (2,572 male householders, 650 female householders)
2,601 spouses, 3,380 children (3,119 natural, 90 adopted, 171 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 46 other relatives, 251 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,455 (893 male householders (738 living alone)), 1,228 female householders (1,123 living alone)), 334 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,332 (905 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,509 2-persons, 700 3-persons, 625 4-persons, 289 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,861 1-person, 223 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 14 5-persons.

2,268 married couples with children.
754 single-parent households (146 men, 608 women).

94.2% of residents of Yankton speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (16% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 72% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 13% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 276 (2.1%)
(35.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Yankton, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 62 4 rooms: 372 5 rooms: 748 6 rooms: 628 7 rooms: 490 8 rooms: 461 9 or more rooms: 554

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yankton, South Dakota:
	1 room: 41 2 rooms: 267 3 rooms: 460 4 rooms: 688 5 rooms: 310 6 rooms: 117 7 rooms: 65 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 111
1995 to 1998: 389
1990 to 1994: 337
1980 to 1989: 571
1970 to 1979: 1,052
1960 to 1969: 811
1950 to 1959: 778
1940 to 1949: 332
1939 or earlier: 1,284

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Yankton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 47 2 bedrooms: 956 3 bedrooms: 1,395 4 bedrooms: 739 5 or more bedrooms: 187

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yankton:
	no bedroom: 64 1 bedroom: 827 2 bedrooms: 841 3 bedrooms: 239 4 bedrooms: 30 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Yankton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 68 1 vehicle: 944 2 vehicles: 1,528 3 vehicles: 594 4 vehicles: 117 5 or more vehicles: 73

Cars and other vehicles available in Yankton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 317 1 vehicle: 1,075 2 vehicles: 464 3 vehicles: 145 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Yankton, SD:

Less than $10,000: 63
$10,000 to $14,999: 32
$15,000 to $19,999: 14
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 24
$30,000 to $34,999: 45
$35,000 to $39,999: 57
$40,000 to $49,999: 84
$50,000 to $59,999: 119
$60,000 to $69,999: 152
$70,000 to $79,999: 153
$80,000 to $89,999: 175
$90,000 to $99,999: 217
$100,000 to $124,999: 678
$125,000 to $149,999: 557
$150,000 to $174,999: 326
$175,000 to $199,999: 179
$200,000 to $249,999: 269
$250,000 to $299,999: 86
$300,000 to $399,999: 87
$400,000 to $499,999: 36
$500,000 to $749,999: 19
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Yankton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Yankton:

Less than $100: 92 people
$100 to $149: 101
$150 to $199: 117
$200 to $249: 87
$250 to $299: 181
$300 to $349: 170
$350 to $399: 177
$400 to $449: 225
$450 to $499: 260
$500 to $549: 228
$550 to $599: 128
$600 to $649: 63
$650 to $699: 49
$700 to $749: 30
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 9
$900 to $999: 8
$1,000 to $1,249: 33
$1,250 to $1,499: 13
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 72

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 49 1990 to 1994: 31 1985 to 1989: 46 1980 to 1984: 42 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 42 1970 to 1974: 14 1965 to 1969: 43

Yankton, SD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.7%
Number of people working at home: 198 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 575
5 to 9 minutes: 2480
10 to 14 minutes: 1927
15 to 19 minutes: 632
20 to 24 minutes: 186
25 to 29 minutes: 97
30 to 34 minutes: 177
35 to 39 minutes: 42
40 to 44 minutes: 39
45 to 59 minutes: 69
60 to 89 minutes: 142
90 or more minutes: 72

Yankton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,418 (82%)
Carpooled: 597 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
Bicycle: 53 (1%)
Walked: 322 (5%)
Other means: 28 (0%)
Worked at home: 198 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 614
$10,000 to $14,999: 442
$15,000 to $19,999: 509
$20,000 to $24,999: 539
$25,000 to $29,999: 409
$30,000 to $34,999: 337
$35,000 to $39,999: 343
$40,000 to $44,999: 318
$45,000 to $49,999: 307
$50,000 to $59,999: 552
$60,000 to $74,999: 409
$75,000 to $99,999: 300
$100,000 to $124,999: 56
$125,000 to $149,999: 78
$150,000 to $199,999: 45
$200,000 or more: 85

First ancestries reported:

German: 4623

Norwegian: 1313

Other groups: 801

Czech: 745

Irish: 712

United States or American: 597

Danish: 477

English: 431

Dutch: 233

Swedish: 211

Italian: 167

Czechoslovakian: 152

French (except Basque): 123

Polish: 101

Scottish: 87

Scotch-Irish: 66

Subsaharan African:: 48

Arab:: 45

African: 42

Syrian: 38

Scandinavian: 27

British: 23

Luxemburger: 22

Austrian: 17

French Canadian: 17

Portuguese: 13

Finnish: 13

Swiss: 12

European: 10

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Greek: 9

Russian: 8

Belgian: 8

Palestinian: 7

Armenian: 7

Romanian: 7

Lithuanian: 6

Iranian: 6

Slovene: 6

Welsh: 6

Ethiopian: 6

Jamaican: 5

West Indian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (25%)
Vietnam (10%)
Germany (9%)
Other Western Asia (7%)
Other Northern Europe (5%)
Ireland (5%)
Philippines (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8868
Northeast: 115
Midwest: 3259
South: 291
West: 610

52% of Yankton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in South Dakota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 208
9th grade: 83
10th grade: 80
11th grade: 73
12th grade, no diploma: 136
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,561
Less than 1 year of college: 280
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 659
Associate degree: 236
Bachelor's degree: 725
Master's degree: 207
Professional school degree: 91
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 31
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 301
9th grade: 59
10th grade: 92
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 87
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,470
Less than 1 year of college: 327
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 665
Associate degree: 328
Bachelor's degree: 740
Master's degree: 295
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 15.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 22.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,771
Black householders: $48,639
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,858
Asian householders: $71,461
Some other race householders: $31,181
Two or more races householders: $37,915
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,798

Yankton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Yankton household income for Black householders

Yankton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Yankton household income for Some other race householders

Yankton household income for Two or more races householders

Yankton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Yankton marital status for males

Yankton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,368
Black or African American householders: $559,152
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $76,204
Some other race householders: $100,487
Two or more races householders: $103,842
Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,605

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,520
One, attached: 173
Two: 235
3 or 4: 350
5 to 9: 235
10 to 19: 433
20 to 49: 296
50 or more: 77
Mobile homes: 346

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,290

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Yankton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 97

Here:	6.7%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33

Here:	4.2%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 395

Here:	63.0%
South Dakota:	17.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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