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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fort Pierre is $30,951, which is higher than the state average of $26,311 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Fort Pierre median household income is $58,594, which has grown by 42.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 42.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Fort Pierre residents spend 11.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #31

Fort Pierre, SD	30,951 USD
South Dakota	26,311 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Pierre, SD	32,458 USD
South Dakota	27,734 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Pierre, SD	38,300 USD
South Dakota	33,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Pierre, SD	28,140 USD
South Dakota	23,365 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #53

Fort Pierre, SD	58,594 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Pierre, SD	74,797 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #160

Fort Pierre, SD	42.28%
South Dakota	42.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fort Pierre, SD		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.36%	$21,889, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.59%	$18,235, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.43%	$4,586, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.08%	$23,286, see rank	14.40%	$20,930	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fort Pierre, SD	66,500 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Pierre, SD	83,435 USD
South Dakota	78,762 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fort Pierre, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$59,609, see rank	$52,535	$56,900
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,063, see rank	$25,438	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Pierre, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
25 to 44	$69,526, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,639, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$23,170, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fort Pierre, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,754, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	854, 48.69%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	680, 79.63%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	680, 79.63%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	671, 98.68%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 1.32%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	174, 20.37%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	900, 51.31%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	619, 68.78%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	619, 68.78%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	591, 95.48%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 4.52%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	281, 31.22%, see rank	35.08%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fort Pierre, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,229, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,051, 85.52%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	133, 10.82%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	24, 1.95%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	21, 1.71%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Pierre, SD	11.2 minutes
South Dakota	16.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fort Pierre, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,262	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	671, 53.17%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	201, 29.96%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	42, 6.26%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	142, 21.16%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 2.53%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	125, 18.63%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	116, 17.29%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	591, 46.83%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	258, 43.65%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	161, 27.24%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	127, 21.49%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 1.18%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 2.54%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21, 3.55%, see rank	5.69%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fort Pierre, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,262, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	33, 2.61%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	155, 12.28%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	35, 2.77%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	42, 3.33%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	192, 15.21%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	91, 7.21%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	123, 9.75%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	52, 4.12%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	260, 20.60%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	117, 9.27%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	148, 11.73%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	14, 1.11%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fort Pierre, SD	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	259	11.31%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	49	8.01%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.