South Dakota vs. Nebraska
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 884,659 1,934,408 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.7% 5.9% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 814,198 1,826,305 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 814,180 1,826,341 Persons under 5 years, percent 7.0% 6.9% Persons under 18 years, percent 24.7% 24.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.6% 15.7% Female persons, percent 49.5% 50.1% White alone, percent 84.4% 88.3% Black or African American alone, percent 2.4% 5.1% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 9.0% 1.5% Asian alone, percent 1.7% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.1% 11.2% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 81.4% 78.6% Veterans, 2014-2018 59,243 120,290 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.5% 7.0% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 397,526 845,042 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.1% 66.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $159,100 $147,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,298 $1,352 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $471 $510 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $722 $805 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 18.8% 19.6% Building permits, 2018 4,963 7,866 Households, 2014-2018 341,565 754,063 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.43 2.46 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.0% 83.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.5% 11.2% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.8% 88.5% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.0% 81.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.7% 91.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.5% 31.3% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.1% 7.7% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.6% 9.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.1% 69.5% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.2% 64.9% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,873,699 3,094,498 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 6,211,731 12,869,418 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 16,882,647 57,499,177 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 20,411,059 42,618,995 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 13,791,827 30,470,717 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,550 $16,422 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 17.0 18.6 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $56,499 $59,116 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,801 $31,101 Persons in poverty, percent 13.1% 11.0% Total employer establishments, 2017 27,099 54,954 Total employment, 2017 359,643 833,472 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 14,719,422 36,415,429 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.5% -5.8% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 66,713 137,380 All firms, 2012 81,314 164,089 Men-owned firms, 2012 42,418 83,696 Women-owned firms, 2012 23,722 51,936 Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,101 14,571 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 74,228 144,122 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 8,604 16,693 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 66,219 137,254 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 1.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 1.4% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 1.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.2% 25.7% Population per square mile, 2010 10.7 23.8 Land area in square miles, 2010 75,811.00 76,824.17
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between South Dakota and Nebraska using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
