South Dakota · Census place 73060
Yankton city, SD
Quick answer
Yankton city has 15,501 residents, ranking #7 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $69,071, the median home is worth $202,300 and median gross rent runs $780 a month.
- Population
- 15,501Yankton city residents
- Median household income
- $69,071Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $202,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $780Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Yankton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Yankton city median would spend about 13.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.9% of residents and 66.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Brookings city 23,710
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- Spearfish city 12,551
- Box Elder city 12,457
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