Sioux Falls is a relatively large city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 183,793 people and 37 constituent neighborhoods, Sioux Falls is the largest community in South Dakota.
Unlike some cities, Sioux Falls isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sioux Falls are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sioux Falls is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sioux Falls who work in office and administrative support (12.94%), sales jobs (10.53%), and management occupations (9.25%).
Also of interest is that Sioux Falls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Another interesting thing about Sioux Falls, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sioux Falls spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.72 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The population of Sioux Falls is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.18% of adults in Sioux Falls have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sioux Falls in 2018 was $33,065, which is wealthy relative to South Dakota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,260 for a family of four. However, Sioux Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sioux Falls is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sioux Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sioux Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sioux Falls include German, Norwegian, Irish, Dutch, and English.
The most common language spoken in Sioux Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.