Pierre: Population Profile

Hughes County Residents

1980: 14,244

1990: 14,814

2000: 16,416

Percent change, 1990–2000: 9%

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported

City Residents

1980: 11,973

1990: 12,906

2000: 13,876

2003 estimate: 13,939

Percent change, 1990–1999: 2.7%

U.S. rank in 1990: 1,963rd

U.S. rank in 2000: Not given (State rank: 7th)

Density: 9.9 people per square mile (2000, South Dakota state figure)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 12,337

Black or African American: 28

American Indian or Alaska Native: 1,188

Asian: 64

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 3

Hispanic (may be of any race): 173

Other: 40

Percent of residents born in state: 74.8% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 909

Population 5 to 9 years old: 954

Population 10 to 14 years old: 1,208

Population 15 to 19 years old: 1,023

Population 20 to 24 years old: 583

Population 25 to 34 years old: 1,716

Population 34 to 44 years old: 2,248

Population 45 to 54 years old: 2,076

Population 55 to 59 years old: 699

Population 60 to 64 years old: 505

Population 65 to 74 years old: 913

Population 75 to 84 years old: 680

Population 85 years and over: 362

Median age: 37.6 years

Births (2003, Hughes County)

Total number: 213

Deaths (2003, Hughes County)

Total number: 150

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $20,462

Median household income: $42,962

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 431

$10,000 to $14,999: 301

$15,000 to $24,999: 745

$25,000 to $34,999: 835

$35,000 to $49,999: 1,070

$50,000 to $74,999: 1,276

$75,000 to $99,999: 522

$100,000 to $149,999: 249

$150,000 to $199,999: 96

$200,000 or more: 79

Percent of families below poverty level: 5.5% (37.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported