Minnesota vs. South Dakota
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Minnesota South Dakota
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5,639,632 884,659 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.3% 8.7% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 5,303,927 814,198 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,303,925 814,180 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent 23.2% 24.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.9% 16.6% Female persons, percent 50.2% 49.5% White alone, percent 84.1% 84.4% Black or African American alone, percent 6.8% 2.4% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.4% 9.0% Asian alone, percent 5.1% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.5% 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.5% 4.1% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 79.5% 81.4% Veterans, 2014-2018 310,097 59,243 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.4% 3.5% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 2,456,064 397,526 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.6% 68.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $211,800 $159,100 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,547 $1,298 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $520 $471 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $944 $722 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 21.6% 18.8% Building permits, 2018 25,673 4,963 Households, 2014-2018 2,167,801 341,565 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.49 2.43 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.7% 84.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.7% 6.5% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.3% 86.8% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.9% 78.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.0% 91.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 35.4% 28.5% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.3% 8.1% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.1% 11.6% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 69.7% 68.1% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.0% 64.2% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 11,722,627 1,873,699 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 40,403,572 6,211,731 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 123,076,309 16,882,647 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 104,485,117 20,411,059 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 78,898,182 13,791,827 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,667 $16,550 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.5 17.0 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $68,411 $56,499 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $36,245 $29,801 Persons in poverty, percent 9.6% 13.1% Total employer establishments, 2017 151,816 27,099 Total employment, 2017 2,685,047 359,643 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 142,129,457 14,719,422 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.9% 0.5% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 409,860 66,713 All firms, 2012 489,494 81,314 Men-owned firms, 2012 268,710 42,418 Women-owned firms, 2012 157,821 23,722 Minority-owned firms, 2012 47,302 4,101 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 428,716 74,228 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 45,582 8,604 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 419,628 66,219 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 0.3% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 2.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 0.6% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.8% 22.2% Population per square mile, 2010 66.6 10.7 Land area in square miles, 2010 79,626.74 75,811.00
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Minnesota and South Dakota using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
