Huron is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 11,982 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Huron is the 9th largest community in South Dakota.

Unlike some cities, Huron isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Huron are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Huron is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Huron who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.11%), sales jobs (8.07%), and management occupations (7.97%).

One of the benefits of Huron is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.19 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Huron Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Huron is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 19.53% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Huron in 2000 was $18,275, which is wealthy relative to South Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,100 for a family of four.

The people who call Huron home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Huron is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Huron include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, Dutch, French, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Huron is English.