Demographics of Pierre city, South Dakota

Pierre city, South Dakota had 13,848 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −213 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pierre city, in four figures

13,848
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,948 ±24.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −213 people.; 39.4 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,672 ±$7,218
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Pierre city, South Dakota's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pierre city, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Pierre city, South Dakota's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pierre city, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,061	100.0	100.0
2021	14,065	100.0	100.2
2022	13,954	99.2	100.7
2023	13,896	98.8	101.6
2024	13,815	98.3	102.5
2025	13,848	98.5	103.1

Population of Pierre city, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,061	—
2021	14,065	+4
2022	13,954	−111
2023	13,896	−58
2024	13,815	−81
2025	13,848	+33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±1.5: for men 38.1 ±2.5 and for women 40.4 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pierre city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	649 ±137	4.7% ±1.0	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,550 ±290	18.3% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	947 ±271	6.8% ±1.9	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,869 ±357	27.7% ±2.6	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,396 ±353	24.3% ±2.5	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,537 ±321	18.2% ±2.3	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,672 ±$7,218, and income per person $40,990 ±$3,445, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,081 ±$888 in South Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pierre city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	657 ±208	11.2% ±3.5	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,291 ±296	22.0% ±5.0	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	888 ±217	15.1% ±3.7	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,029 ±219	17.5% ±3.7	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	979 ±243	16.7% ±4.1	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	525 ±176	9.0% ±3.0	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	495 ±147	8.4% ±2.5	8.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pierre city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	1,315 ±332	10.1% ±2.5	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	290 ±140	9.3% ±4.3	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	799 ±236	11.9% ±3.4	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	226 ±111	7.0% ±3.4	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pierre city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pierre city	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	6,399 ±129	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.6% ±2.5	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.4% ±3.0	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.6% ±3.2	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.4% ±3.8	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$230,700 ±$13,998	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$983 ±$90	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pierre city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	559 ±40	4.0% ±0.3	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,112 ±290	79.7% ±2.1	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	50 to 182	0.4% to 1.3%	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,384 ±326	9.9% ±2.3	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	771 ±293	5.5% ±2.1	4.4% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pierre city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	9,374 ±481	67.2% ±3.4	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,295 ±466	30.8% ±3.3	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 152	0.1% to 1.1%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	69 to 323	0.5% to 2.3%	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	48 to 252	0.3% to 1.8%	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 101	0% to 0.7%	2.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pierre city among the places of South Dakota

9th of 19 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Places of South Dakota near Pierre city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brookings city	23,948 ±22
Watertown city	23,044 ±23
Mitchell city	15,649 ±48
Yankton city	15,540 ±39
Huron city	14,385 ±34
Pierre city	13,948 ±24
Spearfish city	12,930 ±28
Box Elder city	12,902 ±55
Vermillion city	11,878 ±23
Brandon city	10,996 ±30
Harrisburg city	8,519 ±18

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026