Yankton is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 13,453 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Yankton is the eighth largest community in South Dakota.

Yankton is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Yankton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Yankton who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.48%), sales jobs (13.04%), and management occupations (6.15%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.49 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small city, Yankton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Yankton Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Yankton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 24.03% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Yankton in 2000 was $17,954, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,816 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Yankton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.