South Dakota Fun Facts
South Dakota flag Capital:
Date of Statehood:
Flower:
Tree:
Bird:
Pierre
November 2, 1889
American Pasqueflower
Black Hills Spruce
Ring-necked Pheasant

SUBJECT 1990 2000
Total Population 696,004 754,844
Male 342,498 374,558
Female 353,506 380,286
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 54,504 51,069
5 to 9 years 58,795 54,486
10 to 14 years 55,437 59,463
15 to 19 years 50,571 62,463
20 to 24 years 47,268 52,802
25 to 59 years 296,516 337,692
60 to 84 years 119,570 120,783
85 years and over 13,343 16,086
     
MEDIAN AGE 32.5 35.6
     
Under 18 years 198,462 202,649
Male 101,464 103,961
Female 96,998 98,688
     
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE    
Total population 696,004 754,844
Urban population 347,768 391,936
Rural population 348,236 362,908
Farm population 76,170 58,240
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Families (family households) 180,306 194,330
With own children under 18 years 91,690 95,180
Average family size 3.16 3.07
     
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME    
Persons 5 years and over 641,226 703,820
Speak a language other than English 41,994 45,575
     
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT    
Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school 185,246 208,229
Preprimary school 13,096 23,866
Elementary or high school 130,597 141,469
College or graduate school 41,553 42,894
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
For Persons 25 years and over    
Percent high school graduate or higher 77 85
Percent Bachelor's degree or higher 17 22
     
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS    
Total housing units 292,436 323,208
With no telephone service 15,518 8,456
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

   Data from Census 2000
  

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