Geography of the Pettigrew Heights Neighborhood
One of 15 central neighborhoods identified in the adopted Shape Sioux Falls 2035 Growth Management Plan as an important neighborhood conservation area.
- See Map Boundary Area – 60 blocks.
- Numbers look like this:
Total properties – 815
Single Family units – 414
Rental properties (those with 2 or more units) – 224
Total Rental units – 955
- There are 815 properties containing 1538 housing units within the Pettigrew Heights Neighborhood. According to 2000 Census approximately 67 percent of the existing neighborhood housing units are rentals.
Demographics
This neighborhood is known to be culturally diverse and has been identified as being an economically low to moderate income neighborhood area.
According to 2000 Census information, this Sioux Falls central neighborhood area has a population of approximately 3,900 persons who are low-moderate income, underserved individuals/families who are in need of assistance with asset building in order to achieve their personal and investment goals. Approximately 32% of this Sioux Falls central neighborhood area population is made up of Hispanic, Latino, American Indian, Black/African American, or Asian race.
Other changing demographics include mobility - the percent of change in student population during the school year. Mobility within the Sioux Falls School District ranges from a high of 38.2% to a low of 5.6%. One central neighborhood school, Lowell Elementary, ranks as one of the school district's highest mobility schools at 37.7%.
Promoting new and appropriate economic neighborhood development incentives for developers, business owners, landlords, and residents, by encouraging mixed use redevelopment of affordable multi-family residential uses with small retail and business office uses, will greatly benefit not only this central neighborhood, but the city as a whole.
A demographic snapshot and 2000 and 2010 demographic comparison of this Sioux Falls central neighborhood conservation area is provided below.
|
Population |
|
2000 Census
3,934 persons |
2010 Census
4,154 persons |
| Age |
Neighborhood |
City |
Neighborhood |
City |
| Under 20 yrs of age |
30% |
28% |
23% |
27.3% |
| 20-54 years of age |
60% |
54% |
58.3% |
51.3% |
| Over 55 years of age |
10% |
18% |
18.7% |
21.4% |
|
Race
In 2011, approximately 30.2% of this central neighborhood population was made up of Hispanic,
Latino, American Indian, Black / African American, or Asian race compared to 32% in 2000.
|
|
2000 Census
3,934 persons |
2010 Census
4,154 persons |
| Race |
Neighborhood |
City |
Neighborhood |
City |
| White |
68% |
88% |
69% |
86.8% |
| Hispanic / Latino |
17% |
5% |
9% |
4.4% |
| American Indian |
7% |
3% |
8.8% |
2.7% |
| African American |
6% |
2% |
10.3% |
4.2% |
| Asian |
2% |
2% |
2.1% |
1.2% |
| Average Household Size |
1.6 persons |
2.4 persons |
| Average Family Size |
2.32 persons |
3.02 persons |
