North Dakota vs. South Dakota

	North Dakota	South Dakota
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	762,062	884,659
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.3%	8.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	672,576	814,198
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	672,591	814,180
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.5%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.3%	16.6%
Female persons, percent	48.8%	49.5%
White alone, percent	87.0%	84.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.4%	2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	5.5%	9.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.9%	4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.0%	81.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	46,524	59,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.9%	3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	377,649	397,526
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.7%	68.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$185,000	$159,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,389	$1,298
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$455	$471
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$806	$722
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.5%	18.8%
Building permits, 2018	3,211	4,963
Households, 2014-2018	314,903	341,565
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.1%	84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.1%	6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.5%	86.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.0%	78.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.5%	28.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.1%	8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.4%	11.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.2%	68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.8%	64.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,045,123	1,873,699
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,418,355	6,211,731
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	14,427,360	16,882,647
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,150,837	20,411,059
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,519,816	13,791,827
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$22,183	$16,550
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.1	17.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,473	$56,499
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,373	$29,801
Persons in poverty, percent	10.7%	13.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	24,596	27,099
Total employment, 2017	340,521	359,643
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	16,337,205	14,719,422
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.9%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	55,317	66,713
All firms, 2012	68,270	81,314
Men-owned firms, 2012	37,016	42,418
Women-owned firms, 2012	20,316	23,722
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,190	4,101
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	62,271	74,228
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,584	8,604
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	56,904	66,219
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	2.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.8%	22.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	9.7	10.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	69,000.80	75,811.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between North Dakota and South Dakota using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.