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South Dakota has 310 PEP place records in this directory. Sioux Falls city is the largest in this covered universe at 213,748 residents as of July 1, 2025. Its place population increased by 3,862 ( 1.8%) from July 1, 2024.

Together, these places hold 677,902 residents; 130 of 310 gained population between July 2024 and July 2025. Statewide, the ACS 2020–2024 median household income is $75,081 (7.0% below the U.S.); median home value is $257,400 (22.6% below the U.S.); median gross rent is $946 (33.1% below the U.S.). Unincorporated areas count toward state totals but not toward this directory.

All 19,483 PEP places have published profiles. Income, home value and rent filters use nationwide exact-GEOID ACS matches; unavailable and suppressed estimates are excluded when those filters are active. Rent is the 2020–2024 survey median, not a current listing price. Open-ended medians meet a numeric filter only when the entire source range meets its condition.

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310 places · showing the first 50 by population

PEP place population · July 1, 2025 · growth from July 1, 2024
Place State Population Annual growth City profile / shortlist
Sioux Falls city South Dakota 213,748 1.8% View profile
Rapid City city South Dakota 80,589 0.6% View profile
Aberdeen city South Dakota 27,961 -0.2% View profile
Brookings city South Dakota 25,355 2.0% View profile
Watertown city South Dakota 23,736 1.1% View profile
Yankton city South Dakota 15,816 0.7% View profile
Mitchell city South Dakota 15,756 0.5% View profile
Huron city South Dakota 14,607 0.3% View profile
Spearfish city South Dakota 14,154 2.6% View profile
Box Elder city South Dakota 13,936 0.2% View profile
Pierre city South Dakota 13,848 0.2% View profile
Vermillion city South Dakota 11,720 -1.0% View profile
Brandon city South Dakota 11,306 3.9% View profile
Harrisburg city South Dakota 10,405 2.4% View profile
Tea city South Dakota 8,019 4.1% View profile
Sturgis city South Dakota 6,922 -1.2% View profile
Madison city South Dakota 6,065 -0.6% View profile
Belle Fourche city South Dakota 5,791 -1.2% View profile
Dell Rapids city South Dakota 3,852 0.5% View profile
Hot Springs city South Dakota 3,670 0.8% View profile
Hartford city South Dakota 3,635 0.7% View profile
Milbank city South Dakota 3,512 -0.9% View profile
Mobridge city South Dakota 3,192 -0.7% View profile
Lead city South Dakota 3,064 1.3% View profile
North Sioux City city South Dakota 3,036 -0.9% View profile
Summerset city South Dakota 3,030 0.5% View profile
Canton city South Dakota 3,001 0.9% View profile
Winner city South Dakota 2,969 -0.2% View profile
Lennox city South Dakota 2,657 4.9% View profile
Volga city South Dakota 2,458 1.9% View profile
Chamberlain city South Dakota 2,453 -0.7% View profile
Sisseton city South Dakota 2,413 -0.6% View profile
Flandreau city South Dakota 2,396 -0.2% View profile
Fort Pierre city South Dakota 2,166 0.7% View profile
Redfield city South Dakota 2,114 -0.5% View profile
Beresford city South Dakota 2,105 0.9% View profile
Elk Point city South Dakota 2,080 0.5% View profile
Springfield city South Dakota 1,926 0.4% View profile
Custer city South Dakota 1,803 -1.4% View profile
Webster city South Dakota 1,681 0.1% View profile
Parkston city South Dakota 1,540 -0.1% View profile
Wagner city South Dakota 1,422 -0.2% View profile
Crooks city South Dakota 1,415 3.4% View profile
Deadwood city South Dakota 1,360 1.5% View profile
Salem city South Dakota 1,357 1.0% View profile
Parker city South Dakota 1,349 1.5% View profile
Baltic city South Dakota 1,344 1.0% View profile
Groton city South Dakota 1,337 -0.5% View profile
Miller city South Dakota 1,313 -0.2% View profile
Freeman city South Dakota 1,305 -0.2% View profile
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South Dakota city highlights

Lists use the same Census records as each profile. Income, rent and home-value lists are limited to places with at least 5,000 residents, where survey estimates are generally more precise; open a profile to see each margin of error.

Largest places

  1. Sioux Falls 213,748
  2. Rapid City 80,589
  3. Aberdeen 27,961
  4. Brookings 25,355
  5. Watertown 23,736
  6. Yankton 15,816
  7. Mitchell 15,756
  8. Huron 14,607
  9. Spearfish 14,154
  10. Box Elder 13,936

July 1, 2025 residents

Fastest growing, 2024–2025

  1. Tea +4.1%
  2. Brandon +3.9%
  3. Spearfish +2.6%
  4. Harrisburg +2.4%
  5. Brookings +2.0%
  6. Sioux Falls +1.8%
  7. Watertown +1.1%
  8. Yankton +0.7%
  9. Rapid City +0.6%
  10. Mitchell +0.5%

Places with 5,000+ residents

Most jobs located in the place

  1. Sioux Falls 140,974
  2. Rapid City 52,621
  3. Brookings 16,488
  4. Aberdeen 16,474
  5. Watertown 14,890
  6. Mitchell 11,314
  7. Yankton 10,710
  8. Pierre 9,976
  9. Spearfish 7,232
  10. Huron 7,073

LODES 8.4 workplace jobs, latest year

Highest median household income

  1. Tea $120,139
  2. Brandon $110,806
  3. Harrisburg $108,724
  4. Pierre $77,672
  5. Sioux Falls $75,970
  6. Box Elder $73,008
  7. Rapid City $70,870
  8. Watertown $69,600
  9. Yankton $67,804
  10. Spearfish $65,688

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Lowest median gross rent

  1. Aberdeen $762
  2. Vermillion $764
  3. Sturgis $780
  4. Yankton $790
  5. Mitchell $851
  6. Huron $888
  7. Brookings $889
  8. Watertown $942
  9. Spearfish $963
  10. Brandon $976

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Highest median home value

  1. Tea $351,100
  2. Spearfish $346,200
  3. Brandon $336,600
  4. Harrisburg $312,200
  5. Box Elder $302,100
  6. Rapid City $299,400
  7. Sioux Falls $292,400
  8. Sturgis $271,200
  9. Brookings $265,500
  10. Pierre $230,700

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Lowest median home value

  1. Huron $159,000
  2. Mitchell $192,200
  3. Madison $193,100
  4. Aberdeen $217,300
  5. Vermillion $219,000
  6. Belle Fourche $222,500
  7. Yankton $222,700
  8. Watertown $229,400
  9. Pierre $230,700
  10. Brookings $265,500

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Detailed profiles in South Dakota

Selected city profiles · population July 1, 2025; dollar medians ACS 2020–2024
City Population Annual growth Household income Home value Monthly rent
Sioux Falls, SD 213,748 + 1.8% $75,970 $292,400 $1,035
Rapid City, SD 80,589 + 0.6% $70,870 $299,400 $1,109
Aberdeen, SD 27,961 -0.2% $64,405 $217,300 $762
Brookings, SD 25,355 + 2.0% $63,493 $265,500 $889
Watertown, SD 23,736 + 1.1% $69,600 $229,400 $942
Yankton, SD 15,816 + 0.7% $67,804 $222,700 $790
Mitchell, SD 15,756 + 0.5% $58,620 $192,200 $851
Huron, SD 14,607 + 0.3% $61,452 $159,000 $888
Spearfish, SD 14,154 + 2.6% $65,688 $346,200 $963
Box Elder, SD 13,936 + 0.2% $73,008 $302,100 $1,491

All South Dakota city and town profiles

Every covered place has its own population history and geographic record. Survey-backed profiles add housing, household composition, resident industries and commuting. Browse the complete list below, ordered alphabetically; identical place names retain their entity labels and Census identifiers.

How South Dakota’s population is spread across places

Places of 100,000 or more residents hold the largest share of South Dakota’s covered place population: 31.5% across 1 place. Between July 2024 and July 2025, places of 10,000 to 24,999 residents changed fastest as a group (+1.0%), while places of under 500 residents changed least (+0.3%). Size bands use July 2025 populations; group change sums each band’s 2024 and 2025 estimates.

South Dakota places by size · PEP Vintage 2025
Residents in July 2025 Places Combined population Share of place population Places that grew Group change 2024–2025
100,000 or more 1 213,748 31.5% 1 of 1 +1.8%
25,000 to 99,999 3 133,905 19.8% 2 of 3 +0.7%
10,000 to 24,999 10 145,284 21.4% 9 of 10 +1.0%
2,500 to 9,999 15 62,415 9.2% 8 of 15 +0.5%
500 to 2,499 85 89,625 13.2% 48 of 85 +0.4%
Under 500 196 32,925 4.9% 62 of 196 +0.3%

What this state directory covers

The list uses Census Population Estimates Program place records (summary level 162): mostly incorporated cities, towns and villages, with their official labels and identifiers. Unincorporated communities and most census-designated places are outside this release, so a named community can be absent even though people live there, and the place totals above are smaller than the state population. Annual changes can reflect boundary adjustments as well as population change. Dollar figures are ACS 2020–2024 five-year medians in 2024 dollars, joined by exact place GEOID. Read the full methodology.

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