Demographics of Sioux Falls city, South Dakota

Sioux Falls city, South Dakota had 213,748 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +20,295 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sioux Falls city, in four figures

213,748
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 201,469 ±92.; +10.5%
Change since July 2020: +20,295 people.; 35.5 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,970 ±$2,280
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.

Sioux Falls city, South Dakota's population grew 10.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sioux Falls 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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Sioux Falls city, South Dakota's population grew 10.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sioux Falls 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	193,453	100.0	100.0
2021	196,826	101.7	100.2
2022	201,731	104.3	100.7
2023	205,631	106.3	101.6
2024	209,886	108.5	102.5
2025	213,748	110.5	103.1

Population of Sioux Falls city, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	193,453	—
2021	196,826	+3,373
2022	201,731	+4,905
2023	205,631	+3,900
2024	209,886	+4,255
2025	213,748	+3,862

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.5 ±0.3: for men 34.9 ±0.4 and for women 36.1 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sioux Falls city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	13,475 ±509	6.7% ±0.3	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	35,744 ±1,273	17.7% ±0.6	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	18,670 ±882	9.3% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	60,521 ±1,272	30.0% ±0.6	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	44,730 ±1,372	22.2% ±0.7	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	28,329 ±1,064	14.1% ±0.5	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,970 ±$2,280, and income per person $44,604 ±$1,201, 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 Sioux Falls city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	9,489 ±772	11.0% ±0.9	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	17,014 ±1,218	19.8% ±1.4	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,965 ±1,029	18.6% ±1.2	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	12,142 ±801	14.1% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	15,831 ±937	18.4% ±1.1	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,638 ±700	8.9% ±0.8	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,913 ±739	9.2% ±0.9	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 Sioux Falls city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	18,925 ±1,965	9.6% ±1.0	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,823 ±958	12.0% ±1.9	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9,937 ±1,049	9.1% ±1.0	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,165 ±464	8.0% ±1.1	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sioux Falls city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sioux Falls city	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	90,271 ±512	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±0.5	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.7% ±0.6	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.5% ±1.2	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.5% ±1.4	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$292,400 ±$5,780	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,035 ±$26	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±1	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 Sioux Falls city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	13,114 ±710	6.5% ±0.4	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	157,056 ±955	78.0% ±0.5	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13,359 ±810	6.6% ±0.4	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,136 ±535	2.1% ±0.3	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,332 ±521	1.7% ±0.3	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	8 to 148	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	217 to 1,359	0.1% to 0.7%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,606 ±972	4.8% ±0.5	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 Sioux Falls city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	115,921 ±2,337	57.5% ±1.2	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	66,728 ±2,553	33.1% ±1.3	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,365 ±278	0.7% ±0.1	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	17,455 ±1,414	8.7% ±0.7	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,980 ±1,058	4.0% ±0.5	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,475 ±1,235	4.7% ±0.6	2.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Sioux Falls city among the places of South Dakota

1st 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 Sioux Falls city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sioux Falls city	201,469 ±92
Rapid City city	77,946 ±44
Aberdeen city	28,189 ±42
Brookings city	23,948 ±22
Watertown city	23,044 ±23
Mitchell city	15,649 ±48

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Sioux Falls city, South Dakota

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