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Sioux Falls, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Sioux Falls is a Census city of 201,469 people across 83.58 square miles of land, lying across Minnehaha County and Lincoln County. Median household income is $75,970, 59.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 301 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $108.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sioux Falls
What Sioux Falls is
- Census place typecity
- Land area83.58 sq mi
- Water area0.55 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,411
- County holding the largest share of its areaMinnehaha County, 83.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inMinnehaha County 83.6 percent, Lincoln County 16.4 percent
Sioux Falls crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sioux Falls
How many people live in Sioux Falls
- Population201,469
- Median age35.5
- Population under 1849,219
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over28,329
- Share 65 and over14.1 percent
- Households85,992
- Family households48,515
- Share of households that are families56.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sioux Falls
- Median household income$75,970
- Per capita income$44,604
- Civilian labor force116,457
- Employed113,509
- Unemployed2,948
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over133,580
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sioux Falls
- Housing units90,271
- Occupied units85,992
- Vacant units4,279
- Vacancy rate4.7 percent
- Owner occupied51,206
- Renter occupied34,786
- Ownership rate59.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$292,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,035
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent
- Single family units54,668
- Share single family60.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more32,415
- Share in buildings of two or more35.9 percent
- Mobile homes3,148
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sioux Falls gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute99,981
- Commuting under 15 minutes41,369
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10,570
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.6 percent
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled7.5 percent
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.9 percent
- Worked from home10.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sioux Falls
SBA loans in Sioux Falls (7(a))
- Approvals301
- Gross approval$108,220,700
- Average approval$359,537
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$760,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported3,247
- Jobs per approval10.8
- Loans with a final outcome84
- Paid in full76
- Charged off8
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans9.5 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.0 percent
- Share to franchises18.9 percent
- Distinct lenders47
- Distinct industries by NAICS135
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sioux Falls, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sioux Falls
SBA loans in Sioux Falls (504)
- Approvals399
- Gross approval$316,771,000
- Average approval$793,912
- Median approval$506,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported4,658
- Loans with a final outcome126
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans1.6 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sioux Falls, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Sioux Falls
- NFIP communityCity of Sioux Falls
- NFIP community number460060
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date10/05/17
The City of Sioux Falls participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460060 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Minnehaha County, not Sioux Falls
Minnehaha County context, not Sioux Falls figures
- Establishments in Minnehaha County6,262
- Covered employment, Minnehaha County138,556
- Average annual pay, Minnehaha County$65,100
- Housing units permitted, Minnehaha County2,421
Every figure in this section is published for Minnehaha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sioux Falls.
All Minnehaha County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sioux Falls questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sioux Falls, South Dakota?
201,469, in 85,992 households. Sioux Falls city covers 83.58 square miles of land, which is 2,411 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sioux Falls in?
Sioux Falls lies in more than one. By area it is 83.6 percent in Minnehaha County, 16.4 percent in Lincoln County. This page sits under Minnehaha County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Sioux Falls?
$75,970. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,400. Median gross rent is $1,035 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sioux Falls businesses?
301 7(a) approvals totaling $108.2 m since FY2020, across 47 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 399 504 approvals worth $316.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sioux Falls, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sioux Falls borrowers get paid back?
Of the 84 loans that have reached a final outcome, 76 were paid in full and 8 charged off, a charge off rate of 9.5 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Sioux Falls in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sioux Falls appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sioux Falls, city of, community 460060, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sioux Falls figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Minnehaha County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sioux Falls.
Is zoning published for Sioux Falls?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.