So this is some interesting stats;
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) Sioux Falls was one of the top three fastest growing metro areas in the Midwest in 2016.
South Dakota’s largest city grew by 1.5 percent last year, according to newly released numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, behind Fargo, North Dakota at 1.9 percent, and Des Moines, Iowa at 2 percent population growth.
People are moving to booming Sioux Falls – no doubt about that – but if you dig into the Census Bureau statistics, you find that a baby boom had a lot to do with it. There were nearly 3,900 births in the metro area in 2016.
There are actually a couple of different stories out there. The 3,840 births occurred in the metro area that actually grew to 255,000 last year, not just in the city. This also may explain why tax collection is down. Ironically, this means our property taxes will be going up drastically within the next 5 years due to having to build more schools. I actually encourage my young couple friends who are considering having children to be responsible and limit it to one (or better yet NONE) or adopt. Science doesn’t lie, the number one contributor to global warming is over population.