Sioux Falls: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 109,435

1990: 139,236

2000: 172,412

Percent change, 1990–2000: 23.8%

U.S. rank in 1980: 270th

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: 180th

City Residents

1990: 100,836

2000: 123,975

2003 estimate: 133,834

Percent change, 1990–2000: 22.9%

U.S. rank in 1980: 223rd

U.S. rank in 1990: 194th

U.S. rank in 2000: 195th (State rank: 1st)

Density: 2,201.4 people per square mile (in 2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 113,938

Black or African American: 2,226

American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,627

Asian: 1,479

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 68

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 3,087

Other: 1,521

Percent of residents born in state: 60.2%

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 9,072

Population 5 to 9 years old: 8,619

Population 10 to 14 years old: 8,461

Population 15 to 19 years old: 9,073

Population 20 to 24 years old: 10,601

Population 25 to 34 years old: 19,853

Population 35 to 44 years old: 20,257

Population 45 to 54 years old: 15,513

Population 55 to 59 years old: 4,915

Population 60 to 64 years old: 3,879

Population 65 to 74 years old: 6,908

Population 75 to 84 years old: 4,908

Population 85 years and older: 1,916

Median age: 33.0 years

Births (2003, Minnehaha County)

Total number: 2,485

Deaths (2003, Minnehaha County)

Total number: 1,156 (of which, 11 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $21,374

Median household income: $41,221

Total households: 49,740

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 3,367

$10,000 to $14,999: 2,827

$15,000 to $24,999: 7,146

$25,000 to $34,999: 7,133

$35,000 to $49,999: 9,740

$50,000 to $74,999: 10,468

$75,000 to $99,999: 4,526

$100,000 to $149,999: 3,056

$150,000 to $199,999: 799

$200,000 or more: 678

Percent of families below poverty level: 5.6% (40.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 4,189