HousingPermits

Metro area in South Dakota, Minnesota

Sioux Falls, SD-MN

The Sioux Falls metro area authorized 2,327 new housing units in 2025. Recent building has outrun the boom: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 53% above the 2004–2006 average, the largest recovery by this measure among the 85 metro areas of 250,000 to 499,999 residents. Relative to population, the rate was 12.0 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, the highest rate of the 34 metro areas based in the West North Central states.

01,5003,0004,5006,0002004: 2,477 units (1,934 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 467 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 2,333 units (1,905 single-family, 119 in 2–4 unit, 309 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,343 units (1,664 single-family, 215 in 2–4 unit, 464 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,409 units (1,542 single-family, 246 in 2–4 unit, 621 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,887 units (959 single-family, 229 in 2–4 unit, 699 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,592 units (977 single-family, 123 in 2–4 unit, 492 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,100 units (770 single-family, 123 in 2–4 unit, 207 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,137 units (720 single-family, 39 in 2–4 unit, 378 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,603 units (1,116 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 435 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,419 units (1,340 single-family, 58 in 2–4 unit, 1,021 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,345 units (1,149 single-family, 139 in 2–4 unit, 1,057 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,938 units (1,081 single-family, 187 in 2–4 unit, 670 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 3,102 units (1,449 single-family, 64 in 2–4 unit, 1,589 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,942 units (1,558 single-family, 92 in 2–4 unit, 1,292 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,412 units (1,404 single-family, 70 in 2–4 unit, 938 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 2,136 units (1,389 single-family, 42 in 2–4 unit, 705 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 3,565 units (1,608 single-family, 123 in 2–4 unit, 1,834 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 4,001 units (1,904 single-family, 207 in 2–4 unit, 1,890 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 5,619 units (1,635 single-family, 260 in 2–4 unit, 3,724 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 3,502 units (1,169 single-family, 198 in 2–4 unit, 2,135 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,802 units (1,270 single-family, 106 in 2–4 unit, 1,426 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,327 units (1,225 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 1,026 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252022 high · 5,6192010 low · 1,10002,0004,0006,0002004: 2,477 units (1,934 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 467 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 2,333 units (1,905 single-family, 119 in 2–4 unit, 309 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,343 units (1,664 single-family, 215 in 2–4 unit, 464 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,409 units (1,542 single-family, 246 in 2–4 unit, 621 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,887 units (959 single-family, 229 in 2–4 unit, 699 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,592 units (977 single-family, 123 in 2–4 unit, 492 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,100 units (770 single-family, 123 in 2–4 unit, 207 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,137 units (720 single-family, 39 in 2–4 unit, 378 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,603 units (1,116 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 435 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,419 units (1,340 single-family, 58 in 2–4 unit, 1,021 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,345 units (1,149 single-family, 139 in 2–4 unit, 1,057 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,938 units (1,081 single-family, 187 in 2–4 unit, 670 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 3,102 units (1,449 single-family, 64 in 2–4 unit, 1,589 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,942 units (1,558 single-family, 92 in 2–4 unit, 1,292 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,412 units (1,404 single-family, 70 in 2–4 unit, 938 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 2,136 units (1,389 single-family, 42 in 2–4 unit, 705 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 3,565 units (1,608 single-family, 123 in 2–4 unit, 1,834 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 4,001 units (1,904 single-family, 207 in 2–4 unit, 1,890 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 5,619 units (1,635 single-family, 260 in 2–4 unit, 3,724 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 3,502 units (1,169 single-family, 198 in 2–4 unit, 2,135 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,802 units (1,270 single-family, 106 in 2–4 unit, 1,426 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,327 units (1,225 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 1,026 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252022 high · 5,619

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Buildings with five or more units accounted for 56% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the second-highest share among the 85 metro areas of 250,000 to 499,999 residents.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 35 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Sioux Falls, with 14,286 units or 78% of the total, followed by Harrisburg with 1,209. Among the three largest, Sioux Falls put 65% of its units in five-plus buildings, Harrisburg 23%.

  • Sioux Falls78% (14,286 units)
  • Harrisburg6.6% (1,209 units)
  • Tea4.2% (761 units)
  • Brandon2.5% (465 units)
  • Minnehaha County (unincorporated)1.2% (219 units)
  • Lincoln County (unincorporated)1.2% (218 units)
  • Hartford1.1% (192 units)
  • Luverne1% (184 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Boom, bust and since

Sioux Falls authorized the most units in 2022 (5,619); 2025 reached 41% of that. Its peak year is shared by 19 other metro areas, among them Lincoln, Greeley, Athens. Annual permits fell from 2,477 during the mid-2000s boom to 1,100 in 2010, a drop of 56%. The nearest bust profile in the West North Central states was Fargo's (54%). From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 17%.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Lincoln (55% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 17%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (3,724), single-family houses in 2004 (1,934).

2021–202539.5%40%4.6%55.9%56%2004–200676.9%77%5.7%17.3%17%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202539.5%40%4.6%55.9%56%2004–200676.9%77%5.7%17.3%17%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Where in the metro

Minnehaha County accounted for 84% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Lincoln County for 13%. The part in Minnesota supplied 1.2%.

  • Minnehaha County, SD84% (2,044 in 2025)
  • Lincoln County, SD13% (232 in 2025)
  • Rock County, MN1.2% (16 in 2025)
  • Turner County, SD0.7% (16 in 2025)
  • McCook County, SD0.6% (19 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Roanoke, VA8772.738%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV1,6245.95.7%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL3,45613.932%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA1,1562.810%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN2,32712.056%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Sioux Falls beside Kingsport

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: South Dakota. Counting rules.