Sioux Falls, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$29,625	$27,516	$29,829
Median household income	$54,110	$52,078	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$74,607	$66,299	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$33,136	$30,800	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,870	$35,140	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,440	$24,451	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sioux Falls is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sioux Falls is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sioux Falls is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sioux Falls is 23% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,069 $54,110 $108,220

City

$34,715 $52,078 $104,156

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Sioux Falls employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	0.9%
Manufacturing sector	14.8%	0.9%
Financial & insurance services	8.5%	12.6%
Wholesale & retail services	19.0%	12.9%
Public administration	2.6%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.7%	1.7%
Education, health & social services	13.4%	38.8%
Other	21.9%	23.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Lakes Addition, SD	305	$106,146	91.9%
Shindler, SD	782	$98,438	77.9%
Crooks, SD	1,380	$85,625	54.8%
Harrisburg, SD	5,129	$77,151	39.5%
Tea, SD	4,628	$75,473	36.4%
Sioux Falls, SD	167,884	$54,110	2.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ontario, CA	169,389	$54,896	0.8%
Vancouver, WA	169,982	$52,004	6.0%
Cape Coral, FL	170,063	$52,000	6.0%
Greater Sudbury, ON	165,562	n/a
Springfield, MO	165,138	$33,769	39.0%
Sioux Falls, SD	167,884	$54,110	2.2%

Source: The Sioux Falls, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).