Sisseton, SD Population

Overview

2,433

Total Population

34.4

Median age

53.06%

Female population %

88.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

74.2

Total dependency ratio

American Indian and Alaska Native

Largest racial group

117

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sisseton's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sisseton is 34.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sisseton's population under 18 was 28.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sisseton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sisseton, 23.02% were under the age of 15, 22.40% aged 15 to 29, 35.02% aged 30 to 64, 16.56% aged 65 to 84, and 3.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 149 more females than males in Sisseton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.06% females and 46.94% males in Sisseton, SD.
The Sisseton, SD gender ratio is 88.5:100 i.e. 88.5 men to 100 women (0.885).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 160.

Sisseton's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sisseton population: 43.49% are White, 0.25% are Black or African American, 49.65% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.21% are Asian, 2.63% are some other race and 3.78% are multiracial.
Sisseton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 117 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,316 (95.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sisseton is American Indian and Alaska Native with a population of 1,208 (49.65% of the total population).

Sisseton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,602 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Sisseton's population decreased by 150 (5.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sisseton's population increased by 20 (0.82%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sisseton's population was lowest in year 2016 at 2,392.