Humidity & wind
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Population
213,748
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$292,400
Owner-occupied units
Sioux Falls, SD
South Dakota · 43.541° N, 96.732° W · 85 sq mi
Sioux Falls is a city in South Dakota, with a population of 213,748 and about 2,528 residents per square mile. The median household earns $75,970 a year, and the median home is worth $292,400.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
85 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,528
People per square mile
Rank by population
#117
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#111
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$75,970
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,035
Per month
Homeownership
59.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
17 min
One way
People
Median age
35.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
38.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.7%
Households
85,992
2.28 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 24.9%
Retail trade 12.8%
Finance, insurance & real estate 10.7%
Manufacturing 10.1%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in South Dakota
Name
T. Denny Sanford
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$2.1B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Sioux Falls
Source of wealth
Banking, credit cards
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in South Dakota · private sector
Employer
Sanford Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in South Dakota
Company
Black Hills Corporation
Revenue
$2.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Rapid City
Ticker
BKH
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of South Dakota
State bird
Ring-necked Pheasant
State flower
Pasque Flower
State capital
Pierre
Nickname
The Mount Rushmore State
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