Pierre, South Dakota Demographics

Pierre is 1st in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Income per capita

Pierre is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Income per household

Pierre is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Pierre is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Female residents

Pierre is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Pierre is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Pierre is 5th in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Pierre is 5th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Home median value

Pierre is 5th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Home ownership rate

Pierre is 7th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Households

Size Demographics
	Pierre	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	13,914	8th	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	13.1	7th	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,044.9	14th	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Pierre	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	6.8%	12th	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.9%	10th	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.9%	11th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Pierre	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.1%	3rd	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	37.4%	3rd	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Pierre	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	85.1%	15th	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.5%	12th	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	10.9%	2nd	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	12th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	14th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	8th	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	12th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	84.3%	14th	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Pierre	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	52.2%	3rd	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.2%	11th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Pierre	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	6,159	8th	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	27.5%	9th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	5,938	7th	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.0%	5th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$145,700	5th	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	2.2	15th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Pierre	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$30,041	1st	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$56,161	2nd	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.5%	15th	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Pierre	Rank	South Dakota	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,586	5th	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$252,172	9th	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,918	9th	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$33,094	8th	$1,622,751	$613,795,732