| | People QuickFacts | Pierre | South Dakota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 13,860 | 824,082 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 13,646 | 814,180 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.6% | 1.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 13,646 | 814,180 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.8% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.9% | 24.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.9% | 14.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.2% | 50.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 85.1% | 85.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 1.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 10.9% | 8.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.4% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.9% | 2.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 84.3% | 84.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 79.1% | 83.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.0% | 2.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 94.1% | 89.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 34.4% | 25.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 10.7 | 16.5 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 66.4% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 26.2% | 18.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $135,900 | $122,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 5,896 | 315,468 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.24 | 2.43 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $27,983 | $24,110 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $52,534 | $46,369 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.0% | 13.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Pierre | South Dakota |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,586 | 76,997 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.8% | 22.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 13,051,128 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 221,640 | 11,400,476 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 252,172 | 12,266,218 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,918 | $15,390 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 33,094 | 1,622,751 |