South Dakota · Census place 73060
Yankton, SD population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Yankton, South Dakota (Yankton, SD — Census place “Yankton city”) is 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. Looking for the Yankton South Dakota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Yankton, SD: 57078.
- 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
Yankton ZIP codes (South Dakota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Yankton.
The Yankton SD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
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
Yankton city, SD in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Yankton city is a mid-size town in South Dakota, with 15,501 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #7 of 485 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 41.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Yankton city earn a median of $69,071 a year, 12.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% above the $65,500 median for the 79 South Dakota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Yankton city is valued at $202,300, 33.3% below the national figure and 5% above the $192,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $780 a month, 44.5% below the national figure, or roughly $9,360 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 66.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in South Dakota.
- Huron city 14,347
- Mitchell city 15,637
- Pierre city 14,008
- Watertown city 22,859
- Spearfish city 12,551
- Brookings city 23,710
- Box Elder city 12,457
- Aberdeen city 28,297
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Yankton city?
- Yankton city has 15,501 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #7 of 485 in South Dakota.
- What is the median household income in Yankton city?
- Median household income in Yankton city is $69,071 a year, 12.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Yankton city?
- Median gross rent is $780 a month and the median home value is $202,300, so rent absorbs about 13.6% of median household income.
- Is Yankton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Yankton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Yankton city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.