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Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is a unified school district in South Dakota with a community population of 167,455. The median household income is $72,922 and the median age is 36.0.

167,455

Population

2219

People / sq mi

$72,922

Median Income

36.0

Median Age

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 covers 75 sq mi of land at 2218.5 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White78.0%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian54.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$72,922

Median Household Income

$42,470

Per Capita Income

7.0%

Poverty Rate

1.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$277,300

Median Home Value

$984

Median Rent

59.8%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

92.4%

High School+

36.1%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 serves a community with a population of 167,455 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in South Dakota.

The median household income in Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is $72,922, with a per capita income of $42,470. The poverty rate is 7.0%.

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is 78.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 54.5% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Sioux Falls School District 49-5, 92.4% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 36.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is $277,300, with a median rent of $984. The homeownership rate is 59.8%.

Data for Sioux Falls School District 49-5 from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4666270).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.