Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Yankton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.11 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, Yankton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.70% of adults in Yankton have a college degree.
The per capita income in Yankton in 2022 was $36,680, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,720 for a family of four. However, Yankton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Yankton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yankton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yankton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Yankton include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in Yankton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
