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Yankton, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Yankton is a Census city of 15,540 people across 8.74 square miles of land, in Yankton County. Median household income is $67,804, 66.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Yankton
What Yankton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.74 sq mi
- Water area0.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,778
- County holding the largest share of its areaYankton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Yankton
- Population15,540
- Median age41.4
- Population under 183,287
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over3,426
- Share 65 and over22.0 percent
- Households6,638
- Family households3,404
- Share of households that are families51.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Yankton
- Median household income$67,804
- Per capita income$41,073
- Civilian labor force7,850
- Employed7,690
- Unemployed160 plus or minus 94
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over10,627
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Yankton
- Housing units7,208
- Occupied units6,638
- Vacant units570 plus or minus 217
- Vacancy rate7.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied4,399
- Renter occupied2,239
- Ownership rate66.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$222,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$790
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent
- Single family units5,147
- Share single family71.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,996
- Share in buildings of two or more27.7 percent
- Mobile homes65 plus or minus 57
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Yankton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,050
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,121
- Share commuting under 15 minutes72.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more600 plus or minus 185
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Drove alone79.0 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Yankton (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$7,271,300
- Average approval$605,942
- Median approval$257,500
- Largest approval$3,400,000
- Jobs supported69
- Jobs per approval5.8
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yankton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Yankton (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$8,866,000
- Average approval$738,833
- Median approval$559,000
- Largest approval$2,582,000
- Jobs supported165
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yankton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
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 Yankton
- NFIP communityCity of Yankton
- NFIP community number460093
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/14/25
The City of Yankton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460093 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Yankton County, not Yankton
Yankton County context, not Yankton figures
- Establishments in Yankton County707
- Covered employment, Yankton County13,091
- Average annual pay, Yankton County$55,512
- Housing units permitted, Yankton County179
Every figure in this section is published for Yankton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Yankton.
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
Yankton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Yankton, South Dakota?
15,540, in 6,638 households. Yankton city covers 8.74 square miles of land, which is 1,778 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Yankton in?
Yankton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Yankton?
$67,804. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $222,700. Median gross rent is $790 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Yankton businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $7.3 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $257,500, plus 12 504 approvals worth $8.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yankton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Yankton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Yankton. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Yankton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Yankton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Yankton, city of, community 460093, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Yankton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Yankton 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 Yankton.
Is zoning published for Yankton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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