Yankton, South Dakota

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Yankton County

Population in July 2007: 13,643. Population change since 2000: +1.2%

Males: 6,687	(49.0%)
Females: 6,956	(51.0%)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Zip codes: 57078.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,400 (it was $31,843 in 2000)

Yankton	$38,400
South Dakota:	$43,424

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $88,100 (it was $78,600 in 2000)

Yankton	$88,100
South Dakota:	$118,700

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Races in Yankton:

White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
Hispanic (2.5%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Black (1.6%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Yankton: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (42.0%), Norwegian (13.4%), Irish (11.4%), Czech (8.7%), Danish (5.9%), English (5.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 1/8/1869

Elevation: 1205 feet

Land area: 7.76 square miles.

Population density: 1758 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Yankton

High school or higher: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Yankton city

Never married: 26.1%
Now married: 55.0%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 9.0%

276 residents are foreign born (0.7% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

This city:	2.0%
South Dakota:	1.8%

According to our research there were 28 registered sex offenders living in Yankton, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Yankton to the number of sex offenders is 487 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Yankton:	1.7% ($1,358)
South Dakota:	1.7% ($1,334)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (64.1 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (146.8 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (671.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mission Hill, SD (8.2 miles) , Utica, SD (10.0 miles) , St. Helena, NE (10.9 miles) , Crofton, NE (12.7 miles ), Fordyce, NE (12.9 miles) , Gayville, SD (15.1 miles ), Volin, SD (15.5 miles ), Lesterville, SD (17.5 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 54 buildings, average cost: $91,900
1997: 49 buildings, average cost: $104,900
1998: 47 buildings, average cost: $106,300
1999: 48 buildings, average cost: $113,800
2000: 42 buildings, average cost: $139,300
2001: 31 buildings, average cost: $151,300
2002: 36 buildings, average cost: $161,000
2003: 37 buildings, average cost: $169,300
2004: 56 buildings, average cost: $175,100
2005: 45 buildings, average cost: $180,400
2006: 47 buildings, average cost: $186,100
2007: 44 buildings, average cost: $180,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 42.88 N, Longitude: 97.39 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,671 (+19.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 5,124 (77.2%)

People in group quarters in Yankton

651 people in federal prisons and detention centers
211 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
194 people in nursing homes
116 people in other nonhousehold living situations
60 people in homes for the mentally retarded
54 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 605

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Yankton, South Dakota business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +1,087 (+8.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Machinery (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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Crime in Yankton by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.4	0.0	0.0
Rapes	12	12	15	13	14	5	13	10
per 100,000	84.3	82.8	110.6	95.3	103.7	36.9	95.7	72.3
Robberies	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	3
per 100,000	14.1	6.9	7.4	14.7	14.8	7.4	14.7	21.7
Assaults	23	15	13	15	16	13	14	15
per 100,000	161.7	103.5	95.9	110.0	118.5	95.9	103.1	108.5
Burglaries	33	54	42	34	36	35	59	35
per 100,000	232.0	372.5	309.8	249.3	266.7	258.2	434.5	253.2
Thefts	275	340	306	322	303	288	308	249
per 100,000	1932.9	2345.5	2256.8	2360.9	2244.9	2124.5	2268.2	1801.5
Auto thefts	9	25	20	19	9	7	8	9
per 100,000	63.3	172.5	147.5	139.3	66.7	51.6	58.9	65.1
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.8	0.0	7.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	202.6	222.7	233.6	225.7	224.9	172.8	227.5	181.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 46 (27 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.98
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Yankton, South Dakota

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Yankton, South Dakota average temperatures

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Yankton-area historical tornado activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 102% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.9 miles away from the Yankton city center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/23/2003, a category 4 tornado 26.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused $4 million in damages.

Birthplace of: Adam Vinatieri - 2005 NFL player (New England Patriots, born: Dec 28, 1972), Charles Gemar - astronaut.

Hospitals/medical centers in Yankton:

AVERA SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (501 SUMMIT)
LEWIS AND CLARK SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (2601 FOX RUN PARKWAY)
SOUTH DAKOTA HUMAN SERVICES CENTER (3515 BROADWAY AVE)

Political contributions by individuals in Yankton, SD

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Yankton:

CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 3 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID: YKN)
KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 62 miles; NORFOLK, NE; ID: OFK)
JOE FOSS FIELD (about 66 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Yankton:

HARTINGTON MUNI (about 22 miles; HARTINGTON, NE; ID: 0B4)
BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 29 miles; BLOOMFIELD, NE; ID: 84Y)
HAROLD DAVIDSON FIELD (about 34 miles; VERMILLION, SD; ID: VMR)

Colleges/Universities in Yankton:

MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 873; Location: 1105 W 8TH; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mtmc.edu; Offers Master's degree)
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHN (FT enrollment: 17; Location: 501 SUMMIT; Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Yankton:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 32 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 52 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 139 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)

Public high school in Yankton:

Yankton High School (Students: 760; Location: 1801 SUMMIT; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Yankton:

Yankton Middle School (Students: 702; Location: 2000 MULBERRY; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)
Beadle Elementary School (Students: 366; Location: 1214 MULBERRY; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
Stewart Elementary School (Students: 297; Location: 208 W 21ST ST; Grades: Prekindergarten - 5th Grade)
Lincoln Elementary School (Location: 815 LOCUST; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
Webster Elementary School (Location: 317 E 7TH ST; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)

Private elementary/middle school in Yankton:

SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 257; Location: 504 CAPITOL ST; Grades: PK - 8)

Library in Yankton:

YANKTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $503,104; Location: 515 WALNUT; 62,500 books; 2,053 audio materials; 2,631 video materials; 174 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Yankton Plaza (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Yankton Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Yankton: Sacred Heart Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Sacred Heart Cemetery (1), Garden of Memories Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Marne Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Yankton include: Crockett Park (1), Tripp Park (2), Fantle Memorial Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Dakota Territorial Museum (610 Summit Street), Heritage Home (Historical Places & Services; 509 Pine Street), Karttrax Go-Kart & Family Fun Park (Amusement & Theme Parks; 4908 West 8 Street), Casey Music CO Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1910 Summit Street), Southeast South Dakota Tourism Association (800 Mariner Lane).

Hotels: Super 8 Yankton SD (1603 E Highway 50), Broadway Inn (1210 Broadway Avenue), Lewis & Clark Recreation Area Resort Marina (43496 Shore Drive), Captain's Inn (517 Mulberry St), Star-Lite Inn Motel (Highway 52 On 4 Street), Star Brite Inn Motel (412 East 4th Street), Super 8 Motel (1705 East Sd Highway 50), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (2607 Broadway Avenue), Yankton-Days Inn (2410 Broadway St).

Courts: South Dakota State - Circuit Court (5 Walnut), South Dakota State - Yankton- Court Service Dept-Probation (410 Walnut Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.2%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.2%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

Yankton compared to South Dakota state average:

Yankton, South Dakota environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Yankton (2007 data):

First Dakota National Bank: at 225 Cedar Street, branch established on 1872-12-07; First Dakota North Branch at 2105 Broadway, branch established on 1970-05-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $650.1 mil, Deposits: $566.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First Dakota Financial Corporation
CorTrust Bank National Association: Yankton Branch at 110 Cedar Street, branch established on 1979-12-10; Yankton Branch at 2404 Broadway, branch established on 1998-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $445.2 mil, Deposits: $378.5 mil, headquarters in Mitchell, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices, Holding Company: Hopkins Financial Corporation
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Yankton North Branch at 1920 Broadway Ave, branch established on 1990-01-16; Yankton Branch at 200 Cedar Street, branch established on 1886-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Home Federal Bank: Yankton -- Hy--vee Branch at 2401 Broadway, branch established on 2001-03-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,009.9 mil, Deposits: $823.7 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 34 total offices
First National Bank South Dakota: at 332 Broadway, branch established on 1962-10-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $411.8 mil, Deposits: $359.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Lauritzen Corporation
First Federal Bank, a federal savings bank: Yankton Branch at 200 West Fourth Street, branch established on 1955-07-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $37.6 mil, Deposits: $29.9 mil, headquarters in Beresford, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Bloomfield, Nebraska: Farmers & Merchants State Bank at 89283 Hwy 81, branch established on 2007-01-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $91.2 mil, Deposits: $81.4 mil, headquarters in Bloomfield, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Lauritzen Investments, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Yankton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Yankton County South Dakota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	9	$26,460	$35,280	0	$0
Other Government Administration	4	$15,821	$47,463	9	$4,833
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$1,703
Police Protection - Officers	25	$85,084	$40,840	0	$0
Police - Other	10	$26,105	$31,326	1	$142
Firefighters	2	$7,204	$43,224	0	$0
Correction	8	$20,409	$30,614	2	$2,531
Streets and Highways	12	$34,317	$34,317	0	$0
Airports	1	$3,217	$38,604	1	$930
Health	1	$1,831	$21,972	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	12	$28,680	$28,680	0	$0
Sewerage	9	$28,930	$38,573	2	$708
Parks and Recreation	11	$30,465	$33,235	47	$12,666
Housing and Community Development(Local)	1	$3,923	$47,076	1	$682
Natural Resources	1	$2,520	$30,240	0	$0
Water Supply	9	$27,662	$36,883	0	$0
Local Libraries	5	$12,465	$29,916	8	$9,979
Other and Unallocable	15	$46,698	$37,358	2	$534
Totals for Government	135	$401,790	$35,715	74	$34,707

Yankton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $25,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $479,000
Charges - Sewerage: $2,448,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,191,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,016,000

All Other: $154,000
Construction - Sewerage: $3,761,000
Air Transportation: $98,000

General: $12,000
Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $1,972,000
Police Protection: $1,812,000

Regular Highways: $1,135,000

General - Other: $954,000

Water Utilities: $950,000

Solid Waste Management: $831,000

Sewerage: $754,000

Libraries: $393,000

Corrections - Other: $340,000

Financial Administration: $334,000

Central Staff Services: $236,000

Fire Protection: $174,000

Air Transportation: $108,000

General Public Buildings: $106,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,101,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $418,000
All Other: $109,000

Highways: $21,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $19,145,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,604,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,553,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,229,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $18,200,000
Other, NEC: $12,252,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $945,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,676,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,932,000
Property Sale Other: $402,000

General Revenue, NEC: $344,000

Special Assessments: $37,000

Rents: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,505,000
Parks & Recreation: $698,000

Water Utilities: $411,000

Police Protection: $186,000

Sewerage: $180,000

Solid Waste Management: $145,000

General - Other: $109,000

Libraries: $66,000

General Public Building: $25,000

Fire Protection: $17,000

Air Transportation: $16,000

Corrections - Other: $4,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,840,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,460,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,428,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $625,000
Highways: $143,000

General Support: $113,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $5,151,000
Property: $1,754,000

NEC: $179,000

Motor Vehicle License: $50,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,520,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

6.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,484 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.60%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Minnehaha County, SD	0.65% ($34,846 average AGI)
from Clay County, SD	0.61% ($32,755)
from Bon Homme County, SD	0.45% ($28,583)

7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,951 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.10%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Minnehaha County, SD	1.23% ($23,667 average AGI)
to Clay County, SD	0.52% ($26,929)
to Bon Homme County, SD	0.37% ($27,733)

Strongest AM radio stations in Yankton:

WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KYNT (1450 AM; 1 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORP.)
KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Yankton:

KKYA (93.1 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPN.)
K220FV (91.9 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: PRAISE NETWORK, INC)
WNAX-FM (104.1 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KIKN-FM (100.5 FM; SALEM, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/CNG. COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Yankton:

K31DP (Channel 31; YANKTON, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KXNE-TV (Channel 19; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
K21EN (Channel 21; YANKTON, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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