South Dakota vs. North Dakota

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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