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Yankton County, SD

Demographic and economic profile of Yankton County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Yankton County is a small south-central South Dakota county of 23,379 residents that has grown 2.9% over five years, with an economy producing $60,907 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $42,037. The labor market is tight, with unemployment at just 1.6% and labor force participation at 62.1%, while 27.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 92.7% have at least a high school diploma. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $208,200 and median gross rent of $777/month—and a median household income of $72,821 sits above the poverty rate of 9.4%, with an average commute of only 15.3 minutes.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

23,379

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,821

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.9% since 2018

Yankton County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,564 (87.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races736 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race728 (3.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone643 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone385 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone283 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish859
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic114
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic78
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)25
  5. 5.Other Indo-European19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,390

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$60,907

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,880

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,100
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,029
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,583
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services814
  5. 5.Construction (Group)754

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,377
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,294
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,247
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,771
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations981

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.16×)588
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.02×)2,344
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)1,518
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)3,136
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.00×)547

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$208,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$777/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,040 (14.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999976 (13.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999827 (11.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999717 (10.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999542 (7.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999520 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,037

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

15.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,937 (78.5%)
  • Carpooled1,067 (9.4%)
  • Worked At Home702 (6.2%)
  • Walked377 (3.3%)
  • Public Transit199 (1.7%)
  • Other74 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.