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Geography of the Pettigrew Heights Neighborhood

One of 15 central neighborhoods identified in the adopted 2015 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 of this Sioux Falls central neighborhood conservation area is provided below.

Neighborhood Conservation Target Area 1 Demographic Snapshot:

3,934 persons 2000 Census Population for Census Tract 7.

2000 Census Age

Neighborhood City
Under 20 yrs of age 30% 28%
20-54 years of age 60% 54%
Over 55 years of age 10% 18%


2000 Census Race:

Approximately 32 % of this central neighborhood population is made up of Hispanic, Latino, American Indian, Black / African American, or Asian race.

2000 Census Race

Neighborhood City
White 68% 88%
Hispanic / Latino 17% 5%
American Indian 7% 3%
African American 6% 2%
Asian 2% 2%

2000 Census Average Household Size
1.6 Average Household Size

2000 Census Average Family Size
2.32 Average Family Size

FOR PHASES I & II
2000 Census Housing Units
332 Housing Units
165* Registered Rentals per City Building Services

* Approximately 49 % of the existing neighborhood housing units are multi family rentals.

2000 Census Occupied Housing Units
39 Owner Occupied
293 Renter Occupied

Zoning
Predominantly C-2, Commercial (4½ blocks), RA-2 Residential (1 block), O Office (½ block)

Vulnerable Sites (SF Board of Preservation)
1 individual site