Statewide Claims to Fame

Yankton is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Income per capita

Yankton is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Yankton is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Yankton is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Yankton is 5th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Income per household

Yankton is 6th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Foreign born residents

Yankton is 6th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Yankton is 7th in South Dakota out of 16 other cities in Current population (2012)

Yankton is 7th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Home ownership rate

Yankton is 7th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Housing units

Yankton, South Dakota Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Yankton Rank South Dakota US
Current population (2012) 14,538 7th 833,354 313,914,040
Size in square miles 8.2 12th 75,811 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,760.5 3rd 10.7 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Yankton Rank South Dakota US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 14th 7.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.9% 13th 24.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.9% 3rd 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Yankton Rank South Dakota US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.4% 14th 89.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 26.7% 8th 25.8% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Yankton Rank South Dakota US
Race - White 92.1% 9th 86.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.1% 3rd 1.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.3% 10th 8.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 11th 1.1% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 10th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 14th 2.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.4% 6th 3.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 90.5% 10th 83.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Yankton Rank South Dakota US
Female residents 49.5% 15th 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.7% 6th 2.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Yankton Rank South Dakota US
Housing units 6,365 7th 366,540 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 25.5% 11th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 5,780 8th 318,466 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 62.8% 7th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $121,600 11th $127,000 $186,200
People per household 2.2 13th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Yankton Rank South Dakota US
Income per capita $26,762 3rd $24,925 $27,915
Income per household $46,042 5th $48,010 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.0% 11th 13.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Yankton Rank South Dakota US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,411 8th 76,997 27,092,908
Retail sales $255,780 8th $12,266,218 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $18,707 8th $15,390 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $33,037 9th $1,622,751 $613,795,732

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