Lower Brule, SD

Census Place

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2024 Population
743
US Senator
John Thune
Republican Party
US Senator
Mike Rounds
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
22.9
4.09% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
55.8%
2.33% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$28,750
9.21% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$21,900
2.67% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
203
0.995% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lower Brule, 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.

99.5% of the residents in Lower Brule, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lower Brule, SD was $21,900, and the homeownership rate was 23%.

Most people in Lower Brule, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 9.46 minutes. The average car ownership in Lower Brule, SD was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lower Brule, SD is home to a population of 743 people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.21% of Lower Brule, SD residents were born outside of the country (9 people).

In 2024, there were 12 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (682 people) in Lower Brule, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 57 White (Non-Hispanic) and 3 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Lower Brule, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lower Brule, SD was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lower Brule, SD
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    682 ± 112
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    57 ± 6
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    3 ± 5
0.404%
Hispanic Population
3 people

In 2024, there were 12 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (682 people) in Lower Brule, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 57 White (Non-Hispanic) and 3 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.404% of the people in Lower Brule, SD are hispanic (3 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Dakota.
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

1.21%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
9 people
1.93%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
15 people

As of 2024, 1.21% of Lower Brule, SD residents (9 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 Lower Brule, SD was 1.93%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Korea
    9 ± 16
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    7 ± 13
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    1 ± 14

Lower Brule, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lower Brule, SD employs 203 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lower Brule, SD were Health Care & Social Assistance (37 people), Educational Services (34 people), and Public Administration (31 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($65,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,000), and Educational Services ($51,250).

Employment

Occupations

203
2024 Value
± 69
0.995%
1 Year growth
± 48.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lower Brule, SD grew at a rate of 0.995%, from 201 employees to 203 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lower Brule, SD, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (32 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (21 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (18 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lower Brule, SD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

203
2024 Value
± 69
0.995%
1 Year growth
± 48.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lower Brule, SD grew at a rate of 0.995%, from 201 employees to 203 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lower Brule, SD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (37 people), Educational Services (34 people), and Public Administration (31 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lower Brule, SD, though some of these residents may live in Lower Brule, 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

$36,125
Median earning men ± $11,883
$22,647
Median earning women ± $3,267

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,625), and Public Administration ($19,821).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,125), Public Administration ($10,000), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($7,344).

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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 Lower Brule, SD was $21,900 in 2024, which is 0.0658 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $22,500 to $21,900, a 2.67% decrease. The homeownership rate in Lower Brule, SD is 23%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lower Brule, SD have an average commute time of 9.46 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lower Brule, SD is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$21,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,642
$31
Median Property Taxes
±$36

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 Lower Brule, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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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.
$28,750
Median Household Income
± $13,219
135
Number of Households
± 36

In 2024, the median household income of the 135 households in Lower Brule, SD declined from $28,750 from the previous year's value of $31,667.

The following chart displays the households in Lower Brule, 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 Lower Brule, 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 (64.4%)
  2. Carpooled (13.4%)
  3. Other (9.9%)

In 2024, 64.4% of workers in Lower Brule, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (9.9%).

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

9.46 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lower Brule, SD have a shorter commute time (9.46 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lower Brule, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lower Brule, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lower Brule, SD have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

55.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lower Brule, SD (402 out of 721 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lower Brule, SD is Native American, followed by White and Black.

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

60.8% of the population of Lower Brule, SD has health coverage, with 13.3% on employee plans, 34.7% on Medicaid, 9.29% on Medicare, 2.29% on non-group plans, and 1.21% 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, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 36.1% under 18 years, 24.9% between 18 and 34 years, 26.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

39.2%
Uninsured
13.3%
Employer Coverage
34.7%
Medicaid
9.29%
Medicare
2.29%
Non-Group
1.21%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lower Brule, SD grew by 2.46% from 38.2% to 39.2%.

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