Box Elder, SD

Census Place

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2024 Population
12,902
US Senator
John Thune
Republican Party
US Senator
Mike Rounds
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
28.8
0.699% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.53%
1.57% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$73,008
0.936% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$302,100
11.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,693
2.11% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Box Elder, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Box Elder, SD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Box Elder, SD are National American University-Ellsworth (6 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Box Elder, SD was $302,100, and the homeownership rate was 48.2%.

Most people in Box Elder, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Box Elder, SD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Box Elder, SD is home to a population of 12.9k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.64% of Box Elder, SD residents were born outside of the country (211 people).

In 2024, there were 8.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.18k people) in Box Elder, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.06k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 949 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%
2024 Citizenship
98.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Box Elder, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Box Elder, SD was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Box Elder, SD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.18k ± 714
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.06k ± 551
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    949 ± 327
8.22%
Hispanic Population
1.06k people

In 2024, there were 8.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.18k people) in Box Elder, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.06k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 949 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.22% of the people in Box Elder, SD are hispanic (1.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Box Elder, SD as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,626 ± 1,475 people
  2. Guatemala
    2,932 ± 1,327 people
  3. Ethiopia
    2,627 ± 1,257 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,626 South Dakota residents, followed by Guatemala with 2,932 and Ethiopia with 2,627.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.64%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
211 people
2.87%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
358 people

As of 2024, 1.64% of Box Elder, SD residents (211 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Box Elder, SD was 2.87%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    922 ± 275
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    296 ± 153
  3. Vietnam
    228 ± 128

Box Elder, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Box Elder, SD employs 5.69k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Box Elder, SD were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,303 people), Construction (758 people), and Retail Trade (693 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,250), Manufacturing ($64,875), and Public Administration ($60,152).

Employment

Occupations

5.69k
2024 Value
± 723
−2.11%
1 Year decline
± 17.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Box Elder, SD declined at a rate of −2.11%, from 5.82k employees to 5.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Box Elder, SD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (924 people), Sales & Related Occupations (427 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (402 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Box Elder, SD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.69k
2024 Value
± 723
−2.11%
1 Year decline
± 17.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Box Elder, SD declined at a rate of −2.11%, from 5.82k employees to 5.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Box Elder, SD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,303 people), Construction (758 people), and Retail Trade (693 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Box Elder, SD, though some of these residents may live in Box Elder, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,070
Median earning men ± $7,151
$36,599
Median earning women ± $2,716

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($75,950), Public Administration ($61,890), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($52,702), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,453), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,455).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.37%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Box Elder, SD awarded 6 degrees. The student population of Box Elder, SD in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 43 male students and 18 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Box Elder, SD are White (3 and 50%), Unknown (2 and 33.3%), and Hispanic or Latino (1 and 16.7%).

The largest universities in Box Elder, SD by number of degrees awarded are National American University-Ellsworth (6 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Box Elder, SD are General Business Administration & Management (4 and 66.7%), Accounting Technology & Bookkeeping (1 and 16.7%), and Airway Management & Operations (1 and 16.7%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 61 students enrolled in Box Elder, SD, 70.5% men and 29.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 36 records, of which 30.6% were women and 69.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    4 degrees awarded
  2. Airway Management & Operations
    1 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Box Elder, SD was General Business Administration & Management with 4 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Box Elder, SD according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
National American University-Ellsworth
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
6 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was National American University-Ellsworth with 6 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 5 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Box Elder, SD, which is 5 times more than the 1 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3 degrees mean that there were 1.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 2 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($6,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($675) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Box Elder, SD was $302,100 in 2024, which is 0.908 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $271,800 to $302,100, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Box Elder, SD is 48.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Box Elder, SD have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Box Elder, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$302,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,800
$2,257
Median Property Taxes
±$386

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Box Elder, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Box Elder, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

48.2%
Homeownership
2024
59.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 48.2% of the housing units in Box Elder, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 48.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$73,008
Median Household Income
± $8,659
4.68k
Number of Households
± 615

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.68k households in Box Elder, SD declined from $73,008 from the previous year's value of $73,698.

The following chart displays the households in Box Elder, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Box Elder, SD is from South Dakota.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota
0.438
2022 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2023, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.14% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.8%)
  2. Carpooled (12.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.86%)

In 2024, 75.8% of workers in Box Elder, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (6.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

20.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Box Elder, SD have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.12% of the workforce in Box Elder, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Box Elder, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Box Elder, SD have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Box Elder, SD (943 out of 12.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Box Elder, SD is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90% of the population of Box Elder, SD has health coverage, with 32% on employee plans, 11.2% on Medicaid, 3.7% on Medicare, 18.3% on non-group plans, and 24.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Dakota see 1,252 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,252 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 409 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31% under 18 years, 29.5% between 18 and 34 years, 31% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.46% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

10%
Uninsured
32%
Employer Coverage
11.2%
Medicaid
3.7%
Medicare
18.3%
Non-Group
24.9%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Box Elder, SD declined by 0.535% from 10.1% to 10%.

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