Yankton city, SD

Yankton County, SD

2022 population: 15,421 ( 967 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.6 square miles
Population density: 1796.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,123	85.10%	0.3%
Black:	258	1.67%	9.8%
Indian:	387	2.51%	30.3%
Asian:	42	0.27%	57.6%
2+ races:	544	3.53%	190.9%
Hispanic:	1,067	6.92%	116.0%

Total non-White:	2,298	14.90%	68.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	36	0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	931	7.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
14,454
13,087	90.54%
286	1.98%
297	2.05%
99	0.68%
187	1.29%
494	3.42%
1,367	9.46%

2000
13,453
12,485	92.80%
185	1.38%
238	1.77%
48	0.36%
143	1.06%
348	2.59%
968	7.20%

1990
12,703
12,249	96.43%
142	1.12%
166	1.31%
29	0.23%
n/a
117	0.92%
454	3.57%

1980
12,011
11,638	96.89%
27	0.22%
288	2.40%
23	0.19%
n/a
35	0.29%
373	3.11%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

602	4.5
399	3.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

236	1.9
514	4.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

611	5.1
81	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Yankton city, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.9
3,211	20.8%
12,210	79.2%
3,236	21.0%

6,668
2.12

3,510	52.6%
2,705	77.1%
354	10.1%
3,158	47.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.4
3,028	20.9%
11,426	79.1%
2,590	17.9%

5,909
2.17

3,348	56.7%
2,547	76.1%
424	12.7%
2,561	43.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.3
3,183	23.7%
10,270	76.3%
2,241	16.7%

5,343
2.27

3,222	60.3%
2,572	79.8%
336	10.4%
2,121	39.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
3,247	25.6%
9,456	74.4%
2,117	16.7%

4,964
2.37

3,153	63.5%
2,655	84.2%
263	8.3%
1,811	36.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
3,171	26.4%
8,840	73.6%
1,717	14.3%

4,495
2.47

2,962	65.9%
2,550	86.1%
202	6.8%
1,533	34.1%

2022 Housing Data for Yankton city, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	175	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	260	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	149	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	273	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	471	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	270	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	356	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	489	7.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	464	7.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	420	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	493	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,104	16.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	644	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	337	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	384	5.8%
$200,000 or more	379	5.7%

Median Household Income	60,180
Per Capita Income	36,680

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	236	3.5%
Public Assistance	88	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	290	4.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,820	79.2%
Unemployed	69	0.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,889	80.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,719	20.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,977	2,023	59.5%
Non-Profit	319	774	29.2%
Self-Employed	391	224	63.6%

Local Government	148	280	34.6%
State Government	226	339	40.0%
Federal Government	49	18	73.1%

Total Private + Self	3,368	2,247	60.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	742	1,411	34.5%
Total	4,110	3,658	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	582	7.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,541	19.8%
Professional, Technical	2,049	26.4%
Service Occupations	1,353	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	44	0.6%
All others	2,243	28.9%

White Collar		53.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,783	23.0%
Manufacturing	1,637	21.1%
Retail trade	1,049	13.5%
Accommodation and food services	533	6.9%
Educational services	519	6.7%
Finance and insurance	368	4.7%
Other services	313	4.0%
Construction	313	4.0%
Public administration	299	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	194	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	169	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	105	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	100	1.3%
Wholesale trade	81	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	80	1.0%
Utilities	78	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	52	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	48	0.6%
Information	47	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	539	3.50%
Puerto Rican	89	0.58%
Cuban	250	1.62%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	9	0.06%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	9	0.06%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	62	0.40%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	62	0.40%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	118	0.77%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	13	0.08%
Filipino	10	0.06%
Korean	9	0.06%
Vietnamese	4	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,726	94.1%
Spanish	582	4.0%
German, other Germanic	69	0.5%
Other	68	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	59	0.4%
Chinese	41	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	15	0.1%
Tagalog	10	0.1%
Vietnamese	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,040	39.2%
Irish	1,606	10.4%
Norwegian	1,267	8.2%
English	777	5.0%
Czech	723	4.7%
Danish	492	3.2%
American	432	2.8%
Swedish	422	2.7%
Polish	357	2.3%
French	279	1.8%
Dutch	264	1.7%
Scandinavian	142	0.9%
Italian	126	0.8%
Scottish	100	0.6%
Haitian	98	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,953	97.0%
Not a citizen	468	3.0%

Native	14,860	96.4%
Foreign-born	561	3.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
270	2.6%	404	3.8%	3,437	32.7%	3,163	30.1%	2,112	20.1%	1,110	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	270	2.6%
9-12 Years	404	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,437	32.7%
Some College	3,163	30.1%
Bach. Degree	2,112	20.1%
Grad Degree	1,110	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +592	R +123	D + 1.7%
D +469
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,980	58.5%	Joe Biden (D)	2,635	38.7%	194	2.8%	6,809	-3	12	1.61%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	3,388	56.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,166	36.3%	415	7.0%	5,969	-5	11	1.61%

2020 President, Yankton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,635

38.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,980

58.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

194

2.8%

TOTAL

6,809

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Yankton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,166

36.3%

Donald Trump (R)

3,388

56.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

345

5.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

5,969

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Yankton city, SD

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	56%	Mike Rounds* (R)	4,230	62.6%	Dan Ahlers (D)	2,525	37.4%	0	0.0%	6,755	-3	1.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	47%	Billie Sutton (D)	3,075	54.9%	Kristi Noem (R)	2,443	43.6%	84 [+]	1.5%	5,602	-7	1.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 84 (1.5%);
2016	S3	50%	John Thune* (R)	3,918	65.9%	Jay Williams (D)	2,027	34.1%	0	0.0%	5,945	-6	1.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,065
Median Value	$191,400

Occupied	6,668	94.4%
Vacant	397	5.6%

Owned	4,305	64.6%
Rented	2,363	35.4%
Median Rent	$754

Single-Family Units	4,960	70.2%
Detached	4,475	63.3%
Attached	485	6.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,592	22.5%
Mobile Homes	141	2.0%

Yankton city, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Yankton city, SD

2022 Housing Data for Yankton city, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Yankton city, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Yankton city, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Yankton city, SD

Historical Presidential Election Results for Yankton city, SD

Historical Statewide Election Results for Yankton city, SD