Eagle Butte, SD

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,458
US Senator
John Thune
Republican Party
US Senator
Mike Rounds
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
28
0.719% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
31.8%
0.0907% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$45,741
14.6% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$65,900
28% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
467
4.11% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Eagle Butte, 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.

100% of the residents in Eagle Butte, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Eagle Butte, SD was $65,900, and the homeownership rate was 51.9%.

Most people in Eagle Butte, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Eagle Butte, SD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Eagle Butte, SD is home to a population of 1.46k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Eagle Butte, SD residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 13.7 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.27k people) in Eagle Butte, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 93 White (Non-Hispanic) and 31 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Eagle Butte, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Eagle Butte, SD was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eagle Butte, SD
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.27k ± 217
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    93 ± 35
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    31 ± 33
3.02%
Hispanic Population
44 people

In 2024, there were 13.7 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.27k people) in Eagle Butte, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 93 White (Non-Hispanic) and 31 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.02% of the people in Eagle Butte, SD are hispanic (44 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Eagle Butte, 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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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    27 ± 22
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    8 ± 13
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 14

Eagle Butte, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.38 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Eagle Butte, SD employs 467 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Eagle Butte, SD were Public Administration (141 people), Educational Services (93 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (74 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,156), and Public Administration ($42,292).

Employment

Occupations

467
2024 Value
± 101
−4.11%
1 Year decline
± 29.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eagle Butte, SD declined at a rate of −4.11%, from 487 employees to 467 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eagle Butte, SD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (99 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (81 people), and Community & Social Service Occupations (52 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eagle Butte, SD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

467
2024 Value
± 101
−4.11%
1 Year decline
± 29.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eagle Butte, SD declined at a rate of −4.11%, from 487 employees to 467 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eagle Butte, SD, are Public Administration (141 people), Educational Services (93 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (74 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eagle Butte, SD, though some of these residents may live in Eagle Butte, 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

$36,736
Median earning men ± $3,284
$39,405
Median earning women ± $11,450

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,523), Retail Trade ($65,781), and Public Administration ($46,094).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,837), Public Administration ($40,833), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($10,833).

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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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Eagle Butte, SD was $65,900 in 2024, which is 0.198 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $51,500 to $65,900, a 28% increase. The homeownership rate in Eagle Butte, SD is 51.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Eagle Butte, SD have an average commute time of 10.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eagle Butte, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$65,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$32,795
$216
Median Property Taxes
±$64

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 Eagle Butte, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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Rent vs Own

51.9%
Homeownership
2024
53.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.9% of the housing units in Eagle Butte, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.9%.

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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.
$45,741
Median Household Income
± $14,035
416
Number of Households
± 81

In 2024, the median household income of the 416 households in Eagle Butte, SD declined from $45,741 from the previous year's value of $53,558.

The following chart displays the households in Eagle Butte, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Eagle Butte, 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 (77.5%)
  2. Carpooled (15.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.29%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Eagle Butte, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.7%) and those who worked at home (4.29%).

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

10.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eagle Butte, SD have a shorter commute time (10.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Eagle Butte, 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 Eagle Butte, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Eagle Butte, SD have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eagle Butte, SD (446 out of 1.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

70% of the population of Eagle Butte, SD has health coverage, with 18.1% on employee plans, 40.2% on Medicaid, 3.57% on Medicare, 5.42% on non-group plans, and 2.71% 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, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 41.7% under 18 years, 22.3% between 18 and 34 years, 30% between 35 and 64 years, and 6.07% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

30%
Uninsured
18.1%
Employer Coverage
40.2%
Medicaid
3.57%
Medicare
5.42%
Non-Group
2.71%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Eagle Butte, SD grew by 0.397% from 29.9% to 30%.

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