Demographics of Yankton city, South Dakota

Yankton city, South Dakota had 15,816 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +391 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Yankton city, in four figures

15,816
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,540 ±39.; +2.5%
Change since July 2020: +391 people.; 41.4 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,804 ±$10,073
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.

Yankton city, South Dakota's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Yankton 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Yankton city, South Dakota's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Yankton 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	15,425	100.0	100.0
2021	15,483	100.4	100.2
2022	15,550	100.8	100.7
2023	15,611	101.2	101.6
2024	15,710	101.8	102.5
2025	15,816	102.5	103.1

Population of Yankton city, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,425	—
2021	15,483	+58
2022	15,550	+67
2023	15,611	+61
2024	15,710	+99
2025	15,816	+106

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.4 ±1.7: for men 40.3 ±2.1 and for women 42.4 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Yankton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	922 ±160	5.9% ±1.0	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,365 ±300	15.2% ±1.9	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,626 ±247	10.5% ±1.6	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,592 ±314	23.1% ±2.0	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,609 ±369	23.2% ±2.4	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,426 ±419	22.0% ±2.7	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,804 ±$10,073, and income per person $41,073 ±$5,336, 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 Yankton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	971 ±254	14.6% ±3.8	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,432 ±304	21.6% ±4.5	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,155 ±261	17.4% ±3.9	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	978 ±250	14.7% ±3.7	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,381 ±298	20.8% ±4.4	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	379 ±159	5.7% ±2.4	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	342 ±132	5.2% ±2.0	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 Yankton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	2,034 ±544	14.1% ±3.8	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	681 ±247	21.3% ±7.2	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	928 ±279	13.3% ±3.9	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	425 ±169	10.0% ±3.8	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Yankton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Yankton city	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	7,208 ±201	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.1% ±2.6	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.9% ±3.0	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.3% ±4.6	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.7% ±4.9	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$222,700 ±$17,274	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$790 ±$61	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±3	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 Yankton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,010 ±138	6.5% ±0.9	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,183 ±173	84.8% ±1.1	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	347 ±91	2.2% ±0.6	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19 to 109	0.1% to 0.7%	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	357 ±129	2.3% ±0.8	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	579 ±165	3.7% ±1.1	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 Yankton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	9,770 ±501	62.9% ±3.2	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,204 ±501	33.5% ±3.2	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 115	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	506 ±138	3.3% ±0.9	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23 to 121	0.1% to 0.8%	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	434 ±133	2.8% ±0.9	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%.

Yankton city among the places of South Dakota

7th 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 Yankton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
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

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026